Definition

1. Verb:
   • To cede; to transfer (rights or property): To formally give up or hand over one's rights, title, or property to another person, often through an agreement.
   • To yield; to concede: To give way or surrender something, such as a position, argument, or point in a discussion.
   • To sell (in specific contexts): To transfer ownership of property or goods in exchange for money, often implying a formal or contractual transfer.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Anh ta đã nhượng lại mảnh đất cho người hàng xóm. (He ceded the plot of land to his neighbor.)
  • Trong cuộc tranh luận, cô ấy đã nhượng bộ. (In the debate, she conceded.)
  • Công ty quyết định nhượng bản quyền cho đối tác nước ngoài. (The company decided to transfer the copyright to a foreign partner.)

Advanced Usage

• "nhượng bộ": to make a concession; to compromise.

  • Hai bên đều phải nhượng bộ để đạt được thỏa thuận. (Both sides had to make concessions to reach an agreement.)

• "nhượng địa": (historical) a concession; a territory ceded by one state to another.

  • Đó từng là một khu nhượng địa của Pháp. (That was once a French concession.)

Variants and Related Words

• Nhượng lại (v): to cede back; to transfer (something) to someone.

  • Họ đã nhượng lại cổ phần. (They transferred their shares.)

• Nhượng quyền (v/n): to franchise; franchising.

  • Mô hình kinh doanh nhượng quyền rất phổ biến. (The franchising business model is very popular.)

Synonyms

• Cede: to give up power or territory.
• Transfer: to move something from one place or person to another.
• Concede: to admit something is true or to yield in an argument.
• Yield: to give up possession or control.

Related Idioms

• Nhường cơm sẻ áo: (Note: This idiom uses "nhường," a near-synonym meaning "to yield/give," not "nhượng." It is included here due to frequent association and meaning contrast.) It means to share one's food and clothing; to be charitable and help those in need.
  • Tinh thần nhường cơm sẻ áo là truyền thống tốt đẹp. (The spirit of sharing is a beautiful tradition.)

1. Sell, cede
   • Nhượng lại cái vườn
     To sell one's garden