Definitions

1. Verb:
   • To cede; to give up: To voluntarily transfer possession, control, or a right to someone else.
   • To yield; to hand over: To pass something on to another person, often as a gesture of generosity, concession, or practicality.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Anh ấy đã nhường lại căn hộ cho người bạn thân khi chuyển đi nước ngoài. (He ceded the apartment to his close friend when he moved abroad.)
  • Cô ấy nhường lại vị trí của mình trong hàng đợi cho một cụ già. (She gave up her spot in the queue to an elderly person.)
  • Sau khi nghỉ hưu, ông chủ nhường lại công ty cho con trai quản lý. (After retiring, the owner handed over the company to his son to manage.)

Advanced Usage

• "nhường lại quyền lợi": to yield/relinquish one's rights or benefits.
  • Vì hòa bình, quốc gia đó đã nhường lại một số quyền lợi kinh tế. (For peace, that country ceded some economic rights.)
• "nhường lại cơ hội": to give up/pass on an opportunity.
  • Anh ấy nhường lại cơ hội thăng chức cho đồng nghiệp có hoàn cảnh khó khăn hơn. (He passed on the promotion opportunity to a colleague in more difficult circumstances.)

Variants and Related Words

• Nhường (verb): to yield, to concede, to give way. This is the base form, often used for yielding physically (e.g., nhường đường - to give way/yield the right of way) or abstractly (e.g., nhường nhịn - to be accommodating).
• Chuyển nhượng (verb): to transfer (often used in legal/formal contexts like property or ownership).
• Nhượng bộ (verb): to make a concession, to compromise.

Synonyms

• Chuyển giao: to transfer, to hand over.
• Từ bỏ: to abandon, to give up (often implies completely letting go).
• Để lại: to leave behind (for someone).

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

Note: As a single verb, "nhường lại" itself functions similarly to a phrasal verb meaning "to give up to someone else." - Nhường lại cho: to yield/give up to (someone). - Tôi nhường lại chiếc vé cho bạn. (I give the ticket to you.)

Related Idioms

• Nhường cơm sẻ áo: (Literally: to share rice and clothing) To share what little one has; to be generous and supportive. This idiom uses the base verb "nhường" and conveys a deeper sense of sacrifice and community.
• Nhường bước: (Literally: to yield a step) To step aside, to concede.

verb

1. to cede; give up