kết tục
Definition
- Verb:
- To agglomerate; to aggregate: To gather or collect separate items into a mass or cluster. This is a technical term often used in scientific or formal contexts.
- To continue; to proceed: To carry on with an action or process. This meaning is less common and can be considered archaic or highly formal in modern usage.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Máy này dùng để kết tục các hạt bụi mịn. (This machine is used to agglomerate fine dust particles.)
- Sau giờ giải lao, hội nghị sẽ kết tục. (After the break, the conference will continue.)
Advanced Usage
- The word "kết tục" is rare in everyday modern Vietnamese. Its primary contemporary use is in technical, scientific, or academic writing to describe processes of aggregation or clumping.
Variants and Related Words
- Kết tụ (v): This is a more common variant meaning "to coalesce" or "to condense," often used in contexts like physics (cloud formation) or chemistry.
- Hơi nước kết tụ thành mây. (Water vapor condenses to form clouds.)
Synonyms
- Tập hợp: to gather, to assemble.
- Tiếp tục: to continue (this is the standard, everyday word for "to continue").
- Kết dính: to adhere, to stick together.
Notes on Usage
- Learners should be cautious when using "kết tục". For the meaning "to continue," the word "tiếp tục" is universally used and understood. "Kết tục" in this sense may sound outdated or unfamiliar to many native speakers.
- Its reliable meaning is the technical one of agglomeration.