Definition

1. Verb:
   • To join; to connect: To link two or more separate parts, objects, or ends together to form a continuous whole.
   • To add; to attach: To put something at the end of something else to extend it or make it longer.
   • To continue; to succeed: To follow and take the place of someone or something, maintaining a sequence or tradition.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Anh ấy nối hai đầu dây điện lại với nhau. (He joined the two ends of the electrical wire together.)
  • Cô ấy nối thêm một đoạn vải vào chiếc váy. (She added a piece of fabric to the dress.)
  • Con trai cả sẽ nối nghiệp gia đình. (The eldest son will succeed to the family business.)

Advanced Usage

• "nối giáo cho giặc": Literally "to hand a spear to the enemy." This idiom means to provide arguments, information, or support (often unintentionally) to an opposing side, thereby facilitating their harmful actions or weakening one's own position.
  • Phát biểu thiếu suy nghĩ của anh ta chỉ nối giáo cho giặc. (His thoughtless statement only armed the enemy with more ammunition.)

Variants and Related Words

• Nối tiếp (v): To continue, to follow in succession.
  • Thế hệ trẻ nối tiếp truyền thống cha ông. (The younger generation continues the tradition of their forefathers.)
• Nối dài (v): To extend, to lengthen (often used figuratively).
  • Hai bên đã nối dài hợp đồng thêm hai năm. (The two parties extended the contract for another two years.)
• Nối kết (v): To connect, to link (often used for abstract concepts like relationships, ideas).
  • Internet nối kết mọi người trên toàn thế giới. (The Internet connects people all over the world.)
• Sự nối (n): The act of joining; a connection, a joint.
  • Chỗ sự nối giữa hai ống nước bị rò rỉ. (The joint between the two water pipes is leaking.)

Synonyms

• Ghép: To combine, to piece together.
• Chắp: To splice, to join (especially broken parts).
• Tiếp: To connect, to receive (as in a call: ).

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

• Nối lại: To reconnect, to rejoin (something that was connected before).
  • Sau cú cắt, anh ấy cố gắng nối lại cuộc gọi. (After the disconnection, he tried to reconnect the call.)
• Nối vào: To connect to, to plug into.
  • Hãy nối dây cáp vào cổng USB. (Please plug the cable into the USB port.)

Related Idioms

• Nối dõi tông đường: To continue the family line; to have children to carry on the family name.
  • Ông bà mong mỏi có cháu trai để nối dõi tông đường. (The grandparents longed for a grandson to continue the family line.)
• Nối vòng tay lớn: Literally "to join in a large circle of hands." This phrase symbolizes unity, solidarity, and coming together as a community.
  • Cả cộng đồng nối vòng tay lớn để giúp đỡ các nạn nhân. (The whole community joined hands in solidarity to help the victims.)

verb

1. to join; to add; to unite; to connect