nhượng bộ

Thân thiện

Tôi phải nhượng bộ trước thái độ kiên quyết của anh ta.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To make a concession; to yield: To agree to or allow something that you originally did not want, often during a disagreement or negotiation, because the other side is stronger or more determined.
   • To give in; to give way: To stop opposing someone or something and accept or agree with them, often reluctantly.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Trong đàm phán, cả hai bên đều phải nhượng bộ. (In negotiations, both sides must make concessions.)
  • Anh ấy không bao giờ nhượng bộ trước áp lực. (He never gives in to pressure.)
  • Cuối cùng, tôi đã nhượng bộ và cho phép con tôi đi chơi. (Finally, I gave in and allowed my child to go out.)

Advanced Usage

• Concessive Clause (Grammar): In grammar, a clause that introduces a fact or idea that contrasts with or might prevent the main action, but does not stop it from happening. Words like "although" (mặc dù), "even though" (tuy), or "despite" introduce such clauses.
  • Tuy trời mưa, chúng tôi vẫn đi dạo. (Although it was raining, we still went for a walk.) Here, "Tuy trời mưa" is a concessive clause.

Variants and Related Words

• Sự nhượng bộ (n): A concession, a compromise.
  • Đó là một sự nhượng bộ quan trọng. (That was an important concession.)

Synonyms

• Concede: To admit something is true or to give something up.
• Yield: To give up control or to surrender.
• Compromise: To settle a dispute by mutual concession.
• Give way: To stop resisting.

Related Idioms

• Nhượng bộ lẫn nhau: To make mutual concessions.
  • Một cuộc hôn nhân hạnh phúc cần có sự nhượng bộ lẫn nhau. (A happy marriage requires mutual concessions.)

Học thuật

verb

1. to make concessions; to give in