phúc đáp
Học thuậtThân thiện
Definition
- Verb:
- To reply formally: To give a formal, written answer, especially to a letter, request, or official communication.
- To respond in writing: To provide a considered, often official, written response.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Công ty sẽ sớm phúc đáp thư khiếu nại của quý khách. (The company will soon reply to your complaint letter.)
- Ông ấy đã phúc đáp bằng một bức thư tay dài. (He replied with a long handwritten letter.)
- Chúng tôi đang chờ họ phúc đáp chính thức. (We are waiting for their official reply.)
Advanced Usage
- Used primarily in formal, bureaucratic, or literary contexts. It implies a more deliberate and respectful act of responding than the more common verb "trả lời."
- Often seen in the fixed phrase "thư phúc đáp" (letter of reply).
Variants and Related Words
- Trả lời (v): to answer, to reply. This is the general, all-purpose term.
- Cô giáo trả lời câu hỏi. (The teacher answered the question.)
- Hồi âm (v): to reply (to a letter); to send a return communication.
- Cảm ơn anh đã hồi âm sớm. (Thank you for replying early.)
Synonyms
- Reply: to say or write something as an answer.
- Respond: to say or do something as a reaction.
- Answer: a more general term for a response to a question.
Related Phrases
- Viết thư phúc đáp: to write a letter in reply.
- Bộ phận hành chính có trách nhiệm viết thư phúc đáp. (The administrative department is responsible for writing letters of reply.)
- Reply, answer
- Viết thư phúc đápTo write a reply