Definition

1. Verb:
   • To gather; to congregate; to assemble: Refers to a group of people or things coming together in one place, often implying a natural, organic, or communal grouping rather than a formal meeting. It frequently carries a connotation of settling or living together as a community.
   • To collect; to group: Describes the action of forming a cluster or collection in a specific location.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Dân cư quần tụ dọc theo hai bên bờ sông. (The population congregates along both banks of the river.)
  • Những ngôi sao quần tụ lại thành một chòm sáng. (The stars gathered to form a bright constellation.)
  • Họ quần tụ về đây để cùng nhau xây dựng cuộc sống mới. (They assembled here to build a new life together.)

Advanced Usage

• The word often describes a sustained or permanent gathering for living and community life, not just a temporary meeting. It is commonly used in geographical, sociological, or descriptive contexts about populations, settlements, or natural formations.

Variants and Related Words

• Tụ họp (v): To gather, to meet up. Often used for more temporary or planned gatherings of people.
  • Bạn bè tụ họp vào cuối tuần. (Friends gather on the weekend.)
• Tập trung (v): To concentrate, to focus, to assemble. Can refer to people, objects, or abstract concepts like attention.
  • Học sinh tập trung trong sân trường. (The students assembled in the schoolyard.)

Synonyms

• Assemble: To come together as a group.
• Congregate: To gather into a crowd or mass.
• Collect: To bring or come together in one place.

Related Idioms

• Quần tụ sum vầy: To gather for a happy and complete reunion (often of a family).
  • Dịp Tết, cả gia đình quần tụ sum vầy. (During Tet, the whole family gathers for a happy reunion.)

verb

1. to collect; to group