kết thân
Học thuậtThân thiện
Definition
- Intransitive Verb:
- To become close friends; to form a close friendship: Refers to the process of two or more people developing a deep, friendly bond.
- To form an alliance; to ally: Refers to the act of establishing a formal or informal friendly connection between groups, families, or entities.
Usage Examples
- Intransitive Verb:
- Họ kết thân với nhau từ thời sinh viên. (They became close friends during their university years.)
- Hai công ty đã kết thân để cùng phát triển thị trường. (The two companies allied to develop the market together.)
- Sau chuyến đi, tôi và cô ấy đã kết thân. (After the trip, she and I became close friends.)
Advanced Usage
- "kết thân với ai": to become close friends with someone; to ally with someone.
- Nước nhỏ thường phải kết thân với nước lớn để được bảo vệ. (A small country often has to ally with a major power for protection.)
Variants and Related Words
- Kết bạn (v): To make friends (generally, a less deep bond than "kết thân").
- Kết giao (v): To befriend, to establish a social connection (can be formal or informal).
- Kết nghĩa (v): To form a sworn brotherhood/sisterhood or a bond of loyalty (often deeper and more ceremonial than "kết thân").
Synonyms
- Thân thiết (adj): Close, intimate (describes the state of being close).
- Đồng minh (v/n): To ally; an ally (often used in political/military contexts).
- Kết liên minh (v): To form an alliance (more formal and specific to unions between groups).
Related Idioms
- "Kết tóc xe tơ": An idiom meaning to get married, literally "to tie hair and twist silk." While related to forming a deep bond, it is specific to marriage and not a direct synonym for "kết thân."
- Unite by marriage, ally
- Hai nhà kết thân từ lâuThe two families have been allied for years