Definition

1. Verb:
   • To expire / to reach the end of a term: To complete a predetermined period of time, such as a contract, sentence, or term of service. It indicates that the set duration has fully elapsed.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Hợp đồng lao động của tôi đã mãn hạn. (My labor contract has expired.)
  • Anh ấy sắp mãn hạn phục vụ trong quân đội. (He is about to complete his term of service in the military.)
  • Bản án tù đã mãn hạn. (The prison sentence has been served in full.)

Advanced Usage

• This term is formal and is primarily used in legal, administrative, or official contexts concerning contracts, agreements, sentences, or mandatory service periods.

Variants and Related Words

• Hết hạn (v): to expire, to be past the deadline. (This is a more common, general synonym.)

  • Thẻ thành viên của tôi đã hết hạn. (My membership card has expired.)

• Mãn nhiệm (v): to complete a term of office.

  • Vị chủ tịch đã mãn nhiệm sau 5 năm. (The chairman completed his term after 5 years.)

Synonyms

• Expire: to come to an end, to terminate.
• Complete a term: to finish a set period of duty or obligation.
• Lapse: to become invalid after a period.

Related Phrases

• Mãn hạn tù: to have served a full prison sentence.

  • Sau khi mãn hạn tù, ông ấy bắt đầu cuộc sống mới. (After serving his full prison sentence, he started a new life.)

• Mãn hạn hợp đồng: for a contract to expire.

  • Việc gia hạn phải được thực hiện trước khi mãn hạn hợp đồng. (Renewal must be done before the contract expires.)