Definition

1. Verb:
   • To make the first draft (of a document, text, etc.): "Khởi thảo" refers to the act of writing the initial, preliminary version of a text, which will later be revised, edited, and finalized.

Usage

• "Khởi thảo" is used when discussing the initial stage of writing a formal or important document. It emphasizes that the text is in its first, rough form and is not yet complete or polished.
• It is typically followed by the object being drafted (e.g., a speech, a law, a report).

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Anh ấy được giao nhiệm vụ khởi thảo bản thông cáo báo chí. (He was assigned the task of making the first draft of the press release.)
  • Ủy ban đang khởi thảo một dự luật mới. (The committee is drafting the first version of a new bill.)
  • Cô ấy khởi thảo bài phát biểu của mình vào tối qua. (She made the first draft of her speech last night.)

Advanced Usage

• "Bản khởi thảo": This is a noun phrase meaning "the first draft" or "the preliminary draft."
  • Bản khởi thảo của hiến pháp đã được hoàn thành. (The first draft of the constitution has been completed.)
• The process implies a subsequent stage of "chỉnh sửa" (editing) and "hoàn thiện" (finalizing).

Variants and Related Words

• Phác thảo (Verb): To sketch, to outline. This can be used for visual drawings or initial ideas for a plan/text, but is less specific to the than "khởi thảo."
• Soạn thảo (Verb): To draft, to compose. This is a broader term for the drafting process and can be used for any stage, not necessarily the very first one.
• Bản nháp (Noun): A draft. A more general and common term for any unfinished version.

Synonyms

• Viết bản đầu tiên: To write the first version.
• Làm bản thảo đầu: To make the initial draft.

Related Phrases

• "Công tác khởi thảo": Drafting work (referring to the initial drafting phase).
  • Công tác khởi thảo văn kiện đã bắt đầu. (The drafting work for the document has begun.)

1. Make the first draft (of a document...)
   • Khởi thảo một bài diễn văn
     To make the first draft of a speech