Definition

1. Verb:
   • To share: To divide, distribute, or partake in something jointly with another person or other people. It implies a voluntary and often empathetic act of giving a portion of what one has (tangible or intangible) to others.
   • To alleviate / To lighten: To take on a part of someone's burden, responsibility, or difficulty, thereby making it easier for them to bear.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Cô ấy luôn sẵn sàng san sẻ đồ ăn với bạn bè. (She is always ready to share food with friends.)
  • Chúng tôi cùng nhau san sẻ công việc nhà. (We share the housework together.)
  • Anh ấy san sẻ gánh nặng tài chính với gia đình. (He shares the financial burden with his family.)

Advanced Usage

• "san sẻ ngọt bùi": An idiom meaning to share life's sweetness and bitterness, i.e., to share both good times and bad times, to stick together through thick and thin.

  • Họ đã cùng nhau san sẻ ngọt bùi suốt ba mươi năm. (They have shared life's joys and hardships together for thirty years.)

• "san sẻ trách nhiệm": To share responsibility.

  • Mọi thành viên trong nhóm phải biết san sẻ trách nhiệm. (All team members must know how to share responsibility.)

Variants and Related Words

• Chia sẻ (v): To share. This is a very close synonym, often used interchangeably with "san sẻ," though "san sẻ" can carry a slightly stronger connotation of material or burden distribution.
  • Cô ấy muốn chia sẻ câu chuyện của mình. (She wants to share her story.)

Synonyms

• Share: To have or use something jointly.
• Divide: To separate into parts and distribute.
• Alleviate: To make (suffering, deficiency, or a problem) less severe.

Related Idioms

• San sẻ cơm áo: To share food and clothing; to provide for each other's basic needs.

  • Tình làng nghĩa xóm thể hiện ở việc san sẻ cơm áo lúc khó khăn. (Village solidarity is shown in sharing food and clothing in times of difficulty.)

• San sẻ sướng khổ: To share pleasure and suffering.

  • Tình bạn thật sự là biết san sẻ sướng khổ. (True friendship is knowing how to share joys and sorrows.)

verb

1. to share
   • san sẻ ngọt bùi
     to share weal and woe