gửi
Definition
Verb:
- To send: To cause something to go or be taken to a person or place, typically via an intermediary service or person.
- To entrust: To give something to someone for safekeeping, care, or management.
- To deposit: To place money or valuables in a bank or similar institution for security.
Verb (polite/formal usage):
- To return (politely): To give something back to its owner in a courteous manner.
- To live temporarily: To stay or reside at someone else's place for a short period.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Tôi sẽ gửi bức thư này ngày mai. (I will send this letter tomorrow.)
- Họ gửi con ở nhà trẻ. (They entrust their child to the kindergarten.)
- Cô ấy gửi tiền vào ngân hàng. (She deposits money in the bank.)
- Verb (polite):
- Tôi xin gửi lại anh chiếc ô. (I would like to return your umbrella.)
- Trong chuyến đi, tôi phải ăn gửi nằm nhờ. (During the trip, I had to live temporarily at others' places.)
Advanced Usage
"Gửi gắm": to entrust (often with emotional weight, like hopes or a person's well-being).
- Cha mẹ gửi gắm con cái cho thầy cô. (Parents entrust their children to the teachers.)
"Gửi rể": (of a man) to live with his wife's family after marriage.
- Anh ấy đồng ý gửi rể. (He agreed to live with his wife's family.)
Variants and Related Words
Gửi thư (v): to send a letter.
- Máy tính giúp gửi thư điện tử rất nhanh. (Computers help send emails very quickly.)
Gửi xe (v): to park a vehicle (e.g., motorbike) at a paid parking service.
- Bạn phải gửi xe ở bãi đỗ bên ngoài. (You must park your motorbike at the lot outside.)
Synonyms
- Send: to cause to go.
- Entrust: to assign the responsibility for something to someone.
- Deposit: to place for safekeeping.
Related Idioms
Ăn gửi nằm nhờ: to live temporarily at someone's house, relying on their hospitality.
- Thời sinh viên, tôi toàn ăn gửi nằm nhờ nhà họ hàng. (During my student years, I always lived temporarily at my relatives' houses.)
Gửi trứng cho ác: to entrust something valuable to a dangerous or untrustworthy person (like "setting a fox to guard the henhouse").
- Giao dự án cho hắn là khác nào gửi trứng cho ác. (Assigning the project to him is like entrusting eggs to a crow.)
verb
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to send, to give, to lay on
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