Definition

1. Verb:
   • To offer suggestions, to propose a plan: To formally present ideas or strategies, typically to an organization or superior, for the purpose of improvement, better management, or solving a problem. It implies a thoughtful contribution aimed at a collective goal.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Nhân viên tích cực hiến kế để cải thiện quy trình làm việc. (Employees actively offer suggestions to improve the workflow.)
  • Ông ấy đã hiến kế cho ban giám đốc một chiến lược marketing mới. (He proposed a plan for a new marketing strategy to the board of directors.)
  • Mọi người được khuyến khích hiến kế cho dự án cộng đồng. (Everyone is encouraged to contribute ideas for the community project.)

Advanced Usage

• "hiến kế sách": To offer strategies or policy suggestions (a more formal or literary variant).
  • Các chuyên gia hiến kế sách phát triển kinh tế bền vững. (Experts offer policy suggestions for sustainable economic development.)

Variants and Related Words

• Đề xuất (verb): To propose, to suggest. (A more general synonym.)
• Cống hiến (verb): To contribute, to dedicate. (Emphasizes dedication and sacrifice, often broader than just ideas.)
• Kế sách (noun): Strategy, plan.
• Kiến nghị (verb/noun): To petition, to recommend; a petition, a recommendation. (Often used in formal, official contexts.)

Synonyms

• Đề xuất: To propose, to suggest.
• Góp ý: To contribute opinions, to give feedback.
• Đưa ra sáng kiến: To put forward an initiative.

Related Phrases

• Hiến kế hiến lược: To offer strategic suggestions. (Emphasizes long-term, overarching plans.)
• Sẵn sàng hiến kế: To be ready/willing to offer suggestions.

Related Idioms

• "Một người lo bằng kho người làm": (One person's planning is worth a crowd's labor.) This idiom highlights the value of good strategy and planning, which is the essence of hiến kế.
• "Trăm hay không bằng tay quen": (A hundred theories are not equal to one skilled hand.) This idiom contrasts theory with practice; hiến kế relates to the "theories" or plans offered.

1. Offer suggestions (to one's organization... for a better management...)