Definition

1. Verb:
   • To seal (an object, door, container, etc.) officially: The primary meaning refers to the act of closing something securely, often with an official seal, stamp, or tape to prevent unauthorized opening or to mark it as inspected/confiscated.
   • To close and secure with an official mark: This action typically involves affixing a paper strip, wax seal, or other material bearing an official stamp or signature across the opening or access point of an item.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Cảnh sát đã niêm phong căn phòng để điều tra. (The police sealed the room for investigation.)
  • Các tài liệu mật được niêm phong trong phong bì. (The confidential documents were sealed in an envelope.)
  • Sau khi kiểm tra, hải quan sẽ niêm phong container. (After inspection, customs will seal the container.)

Advanced Usage

• "Bị niêm phong": to be sealed (passive voice, indicating the state of having been sealed by an authority).
  • Cửa hàng đó bị niêm phong vì vi phạm quy định. (That store was sealed for violating regulations.)
• "Tiến hành niêm phong": to proceed with sealing, to carry out the sealing.
  • Tòa án sẽ tiến hành niêm phong tài sản. (The court will proceed with sealing the assets.)

Variants and Related Words

• Niêm phong kín: to seal tightly/hermetically.
  • Lọ thuốc được niêm phong kín để đảm bảo chất lượng. (The medicine bottle is hermetically sealed to ensure quality.)
• Sự niêm phong (noun): the sealing, the act or result of sealing.
  • Sự niêm phong này có giá trị trong vòng một tháng. (This sealing is valid for one month.)
• Giấy niêm phong: sealing tape/paper (the physical strip used for sealing).
• Con dấu niêm phong: sealing stamp.

Synonyms

• Đóng dấu: to stamp (can overlap when involving an official stamp, but "đóng dấu" is more general for stamping documents).
• Bịt kín: to close up tightly, to plug (more general, not necessarily official).
• Dán kín: to seal by sticking/gluing (can be part of the "niêm phong" process).

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

(Note: As a verb, "niêm phong" itself is not typically part of phrasal verb constructions in Vietnamese. The action is usually modified by adverbs or used in passive constructions as shown above.)

Related Idioms

(Note: There are no common idioms that use the exact term "niêm phong".)

verb

1. to seal