Definition

1. Verb:
   • To hand in, to submit: To give something to an authority, a superior, or a designated recipient, often a document, assignment, or request.
   • To pay: To give money to an authority or institution as a required fee, tax, or fine.
   • To give up, to surrender: To deliver a person or thing to authorities, often under compulsion.

Usage Examples

• To hand in/submit:
  • Học sinh phải nộp bài tập trước giờ tan học. (Students must hand in their homework before dismissal.)
  • Tôi đã nộp đơn xin việc. (I submitted a job application.)
• To pay:
  • Mọi công dân đều có nghĩa vụ nộp thuế. (All citizens have the duty to pay taxes.)
  • Anh ta bị phạt và phải nộp tiền phạt. (He was fined and had to pay the penalty.)
• To give up/surrender:
  • Họ buộc phải nộp vũ khí. (They were forced to surrender their weapons.)
  • Người dân nộp kẻ tình nghi cho cảnh sát. (The citizens gave up the suspect to the police.)

Advanced Usage

• "Nộp mình": To submit oneself, to yield (often to a force, fate, or authority).
  • Anh ấy nộp mình cho số phận. (He submitted himself to fate.)
• "Nộp phạt": To pay a fine.
  • Vi phạm giao thông thì phải nộp phạt. (If you violate traffic laws, you must pay a fine.)

Variants and Related Words

• Nộp lại (v): To hand back in, to return (something to an authority).
  • Nhân viên nộp lại chìa khóa khi nghỉ việc. (The employee handed back the key when leaving the job.)
• Đóng nộp (v): To pay, to contribute (money) formally. Often used for fees or dues.
  • Đóng nộp học phí đúng hạn. (Pay tuition fees on time.)

Synonyms

• Submit: To present for consideration or judgment.
• Pay: To give money in exchange for goods, services, or to settle a debt.
• Surrender: To cease resistance and submit to authority.

Related Idioms

• "Nộp sổ, nộp mạng": To hand over one's life; to be killed or to sacrifice oneself. (Figurative)
  • Chiến sĩ ấy đã nộp mạng cho Tổ quốc. (That soldier gave his life for the Fatherland.)
• "Nộp bài": Literally "to hand in a test"; figuratively can mean to give up, to admit defeat.
  • Đối thủ đã phải nộp bài từ hiệp một. (The opponent had to give up from the first round.)

1. hand in, pay
   • Nộp đơn
     To hand in a request
   • Nộp thuế
     To pay one's taxes. give up
   • Nộp tên kẻ cắp cho công an
     To give up a thief to the poli