Definition

1. Verb:
   • To manage; to handle; to arrange: To take action or make plans to deal with a situation or task.
   • To calculate; to estimate; to measure: To consider or gauge factors like ability, quantity, or circumstances before acting or speaking.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Anh phải liệu cách giải quyết vấn đề này. (You must find a way to solve this problem.)
  • Hãy liệu sức mình trước khi nhận việc. (Please measure/consider your strength before accepting the job.)
  • Cô ấy đang liệu xem nên đi hay ở. (She is calculating/considering whether to go or stay.)

Advanced Usage

• "Liệu cơm gắp mắm": An idiom meaning to act according to one's means or circumstances; to live within one's means.
  • Chúng ta phải biết liệu cơm gắp mắm, không nên tiêu xài hoang phí. (We must know how to act according to our means, we shouldn't spend wastefully.)
• "Liệu lời mà nói": To weigh one's words carefully before speaking.
  • Trong cuộc họp quan trọng, anh nên liệu lời mà nói. (In an important meeting, you should choose your words carefully.)

Variants and Related Words

• Liệu lường (verb): To estimate; to gauge. (Less common variant emphasizing calculation).
• Liệu tính (verb): To calculate; to plan. (Emphasizes the planning aspect).
• Liệu trước (verb phrase): To plan ahead; to anticipate.
  • Cần liệu trước mọi tình huống có thể xảy ra. (It's necessary to plan for every possible situation.)

Synonyms

• Tính toán (verb): To calculate; to plan.
• Sắp xếp (verb): To arrange; to organize.
• Đo lường (verb): To measure; to gauge.
• Xem xét (verb): To consider; to examine.

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs / Verb Phrases)

• Liệu cách (verb phrase): To find a way; to devise a method.
  • Họ đang liệu cách vượt qua khó khăn. (They are finding a way to overcome the difficulty.)
• Liệu sức (verb phrase): To gauge/consider one's own strength or capability.
  • Hãy liệu sức mình khi khiêng vật nặng. (Consider your strength when carrying heavy objects.)
• Liệu bề (verb phrase): To consider the aspects; to manage the situation. (Somewhat literary/older usage).
  • Phải liệu bề giữ gìn danh dự. (One must manage to preserve one's honor.)

Related Idioms

• Liệu cơm gắp mắm: As above.
• Liệu việc: To handle/manage affairs.
  • Ông ấy rất giỏi liệu việc trong gia đình. (He is very good at managing affairs within the family.)

verb

1. to manage; to calculate
   • liệu cách để sống
     to manage to live