Definition

1. Verb:
   • To assist; to help; to lend a hand: To contribute one's effort or strength to a shared task or goal, making it easier or faster to complete.
   • To support; to reinforce: To add one's force or energy to an existing effort, providing additional support.

Usage Examples

• (He assisted in getting the job done quickly.)
• (Everyone pitched in to help rebuild the house.)
• (I will support you in this project.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "phụ lực" often implies a collaborative context where the assistance is physical or effort-based, contributing directly to the main labor or task. It is less commonly used for financial or purely advisory help.

Variants and Related Words

• Hỗ trợ (v): to support, to aid (a broader term covering various types of assistance).
• Giúp đỡ (v): to help, to assist (the most common and general term for help).
• Góp sức (v): to contribute effort, to pitch in.
• Phụ giúp (v): to help out, to assist (often with a specific, subordinate task).

Synonyms

• Assist: to give support or aid.
• Help: to make it easier for someone to do something.
• Pitch in: to join others in contributing to a common effort.
• Reinforce: to strengthen or support.

Related Idioms

• "Chung tay phụ lực": to join hands and contribute effort together.
  • Cả xóm chung tay phụ lực khắc phục hậu quả bão. (The whole neighborhood joined hands to help overcome the storm's consequences.)

1. Help, assist
   • Phụ lực vào cho chóng xong công việc
     To assist in getting a job done quickly