Definition

1. Verb:

   • To combine: To bring two or more different elements together to form a single, unified whole, where each part contributes to the overall result.
   • To coordinate: To organize different activities or elements so that they work together effectively and harmoniously.
   • To integrate: To make something a part of a larger system or process, often implying a seamless union.

2. Verb (colloquial):

   • To do something incidentally / to multitask: To perform an additional, secondary action conveniently while engaged in a primary task.

Usage Examples

• Verb:

  • Chúng tôi kết hợp màu xanh và màu vàng. (We combine blue and yellow.)
  • Cô ấy biết cách kết hợp công việc của các phòng ban. (She knows how to coordinate the work of different departments.)
  • Học phải kết hợp với hành. (Learning must be integrated with practice.)

• Verb (colloquial):

  • Trên đường đi làm, tôi kết hợp gửi thư. (On the way to work, I incidentally mailed a letter.)

Advanced Usage

• In mathematics, the "associative property" is described as .
  • Phép cộng có tính chất kết hợp. (Addition has the associative property.)

Variants and Related Words

• Sự kết hợp (n): A combination, a union.

  • Sự kết hợp này tạo ra hiệu quả bất ngờ. (This combination creates an unexpected effect.)

• Phối hợp (v): To cooperate, to collaborate (often implies a more active partnership between agents).

  • Hai đội phối hợp để hoàn thành dự án. (The two teams cooperated to complete the project.)

Synonyms

• Combine: To merge into one.
• Coordinate: To organize for harmonious function.
• Integrate: To unify into a whole.
• Unite: To join together.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Kết hợp đôi đường: To kill two birds with one stone (literally: to combine both paths).
  • Đi công tác, anh ấy kết hợp đôi đường thăm gia đình. (On his business trip, he killed two birds with one stone by visiting his family.)

verb

1. to combine, to cordinate