Definition

1. Verb:
   • To mutually assist; to aid each other: The primary meaning of "hiệp trợ" is for two or more parties to provide help or support to one another, emphasizing cooperation and reciprocity.
   • To be mutually supportive (in biology/anatomy): A specialized term describing the relationship or function between congeners (organisms or parts of the same genus or origin) that support each other.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Các quốc gia cần hiệp trợ trong việc giải quyết khủng hoảng. (Nations need to mutually assist each other in resolving the crisis.)
  • Hai cơ quan này hiệp trợ lẫn nhau để hoàn thành dự án. (These two agencies aid each other to complete the project.)
  • Trong tự nhiên, có những loài động vật hiệp trợ để sinh tồn. (In nature, there are animal species that are mutually supportive to survive.)

Advanced Usage

• This word is considered rare and formal in modern Vietnamese, often found in academic, biological, or formal cooperative contexts rather than everyday conversation.

Variants and Related Words

• Hỗ trợ (v): to support, to assist (a more common and general term for providing aid, not necessarily mutual).

  • Công ty hỗ trợ nhân viên mới. (The company supports new employees.)

• Tương trợ (v): to mutually aid, to help one another (similar in meaning to "hiệp trợ" but slightly more common).

  • Tinh thần tương trợ trong cộng đồng rất cao. (The spirit of mutual aid in the community is very strong.)

Synonyms

• Cooperate: to work together for a common purpose.
• Collaborate: to work jointly on an activity.
• Mutually aid: to provide help to each other.

Related Idioms

• : To join forces and work closely together (an idiom conveying a similar idea of mutual support and cooperation).
  • Cả đội chung lưng đấu cật để vượt qua khó khăn. (The whole team joined forces to overcome the difficulties.)