Definition

1. Verb:

   • To mix; to dissolve: To combine a substance with a liquid so that it becomes incorporated, often until it disappears.
   • To end in a draw/tie: For a game, match, or competition to finish with no winner or loser; to be equal in score.
   • To reconcile; to make peace: To settle a disagreement or conflict and restore friendly relations.

2. Adjective:

   • Even; drawn: Describing a state where two sides are equal, such as in a game's score.
   • Harmonious; peaceful: Describing a state of agreement, concord, or absence of conflict.

3. Noun:

   • Peace: A state of tranquility or the absence of war or conflict.

Usage Examples

• Verb (to mix):
  • Hòa một ít đường vào nước trà. (Dissolve some sugar in the tea.)
  • Hoà một ít muối vào nước. (Dissolve some salt in water.)
• Verb (to end in a draw):
  • Ván cờ hoà. (The chess game ended in a draw.)
  • Đội A hoà với đội B 1-1. (Team A drew with team B 1-1.)
• Verb (to reconcile):
  • Hai anh em đã làm hoà với nhau. (The two brothers have reconciled with each other.)
• Adjective:
  • Cửa hàng chỉ hoà vốn. (The shop only broke even.)
  • Một cuộc sống hoà thuận. (A harmonious life.)
• Noun:
  • Phái chủ hoà và phái chủ chiến. (The peace faction and the war faction.)

Advanced Usage

• "Dĩ hòa vi quý": An idiom meaning "Harmony is to be prized above all" or "Peace at any price," emphasizing the high value of concord.
• "Hoà vốn": A phrasal verb meaning "to break even," to have costs equal to revenue.
  • Mất nhiều công sức nhưng chỉ hoà vốn. (Put in a lot of effort but only broke even.)
• "Hoà tan": A compound verb meaning "to dissolve" (a substance into a liquid).

Variants and Related Words

• Hoà bình (n): Peace (often on a larger, societal scale).
  • nguyện vọng hoà bình (the desire for peace)
• Hoà thuận (adj): Harmonious, amicable (describing relationships).
• Hoà giải (v): To mediate, to reconcile (to help others make peace).
• Hiếu hoà (adj): Peace-loving.

Synonyms

• Mix / Dissolve: blend, combine.
• Draw / Tie: be equal, be level.
• Peace: harmony, concord.
• Reconcile: make up, settle differences.

Related Idioms

• "Làm hoà": To make peace, to reconcile.
  • Sau cuộc cãi vã, họ đã làm hoà. (After the argument, they made peace.)
• "Hoà cả làng": An idiom suggesting a broad reconciliation or a compromise that satisfies everyone involved.

verb, adj

1. to mix; to mingle; to dissolve
   • hòa một ít đường vào nước trà
     To dissoleve some sugar in tea
   • Hoà một ít muối vào nước
     To dissolve some salt in water.
2. Break even
   • Mất nhiều công sức nhưng chỉ hoà vốn
     To break even after much effort.
3. even; draw ; end in a draw
   • Ván cờ hoà
     The game of chess ended in a draw
4. Agree, get on well with one another
   • dĩ hòa vi quí
     concord at any price

noun

1. peace
   • Phái chủ hoà và phái chủ chiến
     Those who are for peace and those who are for war
   • hiếu hòa
     peace-leaving
2. như hoà bình