lập ấp
Definition
- Verb:
- To establish a hamlet: The primary meaning of "lập ấp" is to found or set up a new small rural settlement or hamlet, often as part of a colonization or land development effort.
- To settle colonists: It specifically refers to the action of populating an area with settlers to create a new community.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Chính quyền khuyến khích người dân đi lập ấp ở vùng đất mới. (The government encouraged people to go establish hamlets in the new territory.)
- Kế hoạch lập ấp đã thu hút nhiều gia đình tiên phong. (The plan to settle colonists attracted many pioneering families.)
Advanced Usage
- The term "lập ấp" is often used in historical or policy contexts related to internal migration, frontier settlement, and agricultural expansion.
Variants and Related Words
- Đi lập ấp (v): to go to establish a hamlet; to go as a settler.
- Ông cố của tôi đã đi lập ấp ở miền Nam. (My great-grandfather went to establish a hamlet in the South.)
Synonyms
- Found a settlement: to establish a new community.
- Colonize: to send settlers to and establish control over an area.