Definition

Noun: 1. A period in a sports match or competition: A fixed, distinct segment of time into which a game or contest is divided, separated by breaks. This is the most common meaning. 2. A group of workers (archaic/less common): A team of laborers working together on a specific task for a set period. 3. (Dialectal): A variant of "hợp" (to unite, to join).

Usage Examples

• Noun (Sports period):
  • Trận đấu bóng rổ được chia thành bốn hiệp. (The basketball game is divided into four quarters.)
  • Đội nhà ghi bàn thắng quyết định ở hiệp hai. (The home team scored the decisive goal in the second half.)
  • Sau hiệp đấu thứ ba, võ sĩ trông rất mệt mỏi. (After the third round, the boxer looked very tired.)

Advanced Usage

• "hiệp đầu" / "hiệp một": The first period/half/round.
  • Tỷ số sau hiệp đầu là 1-0. (The score after the first half is 1-0.)
• "hiệp phụ": Extra time; overtime periods played to decide a tied match.
  • Hai đội bước vào hai hiệp phụ. (The two teams entered two periods of extra time.)
• "nghỉ giữa hiệp": Halftime break; the interval between periods.
  • Huấn luyện viên đưa ra chỉ đạo chiến thuật trong nghỉ giữa hiệp. (The coach gave tactical instructions during the halftime break.)

Variants and Related Words

• Hiệp sĩ (noun): Knight. (Note: This is a compound word where "hiệp" carries the meaning of chivalry or heroic action, distinct from the time period meaning).
• Hiệp định (noun): Agreement, treaty. (Note: This is a compound word where "hiệp" carries the meaning of coming together or accord).
• Hiệp lực (verb): To join forces, to collaborate. (Note: This is a compound word/phrase).

Synonyms

• Ván (noun): Often used for games like chess, cards (game, hand, round). (Play three games of chess.)
• Giai đoạn (noun): Stage, phase (more general, not exclusive to sports). (The final stage of the competition.)
• Đợt (noun): Bout, spell, wave (for repeated or periodic activities). (A new wave of attacks.)

Related Phrases / Collocations

• "hiệp đấu": A fighting round (in martial arts/boxing) or a playing period.
  • Anh ấy bị knock-out ở hiệp đấu thứ năm. (He was knocked out in the fifth round.)
• "chia hiệp": To divide into periods.
  • Trận chung kết được chia thành ba hiệp, mỗi hiệp 20 phút. (The final match is divided into three periods, each 20 minutes long.)

noun

1. round (Box); (football) half
   • hiệp đầu
     the first half