Definition

1. Verb:
   • To give a feast as a reward; to reward with a feast: The act of celebrating and rewarding someone's achievement, merit, or success by hosting a feast or party in their honor. It combines the ideas of celebration ("khao") and reward ("thưởng").

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Công ty sẽ khao thưởng nhân viên xuất sắc nhất quý. (The company will reward the best employee of the quarter with a feast.)
  • Sau khi đội bóng giành chức vô địch, huấn luyện viên hứa sẽ khao thưởng cả đội. (After the football team won the championship, the coach promised to reward the whole team with a feast.)

Advanced Usage

• "được khao thưởng": to be rewarded with a feast.
  • Anh ấy rất vui vì được khao thưởng vì thành tích nghiên cứu xuất sắc. (He is very happy to be rewarded with a feast for his outstanding research achievement.)

Variants and Related Words

• Khao (verb): to treat someone (to food/drink), to host a feast to celebrate an event (e.g., a promotion, graduation).

  • Anh ấy khao cả phòng vì được thăng chức. (He treated the whole office because he got promoted.)

• Thưởng (verb): to reward, to give a bonus or prize.

  • Cô ấy được thưởng một khoản tiền lớn. (She was rewarded with a large sum of money.)

Synonyms

• Ăn mừng (verb): to celebrate (often with food and drink).
• Tưởng thưởng (verb): to reward, to bestow a reward (more formal, often for merit or service).

Related Phrases

• Tổ chức tiệc khao thưởng: to organize a reward feast.
  • Ban lãnh đạo quyết định tổ chức tiệc khao thưởng cho toàn thể nhân viên. (The management decided to organize a reward feast for all employees.)

1. Give a feast as reward, reward with a feast