Definition

1. Verb:
   • To reunite: To gather together again, especially family members or loved ones, after a period of separation, typically in a joyful and warm atmosphere.
   • To assemble joyfully: To come together in one place happily, often implying a sense of completeness and emotional warmth following time apart.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Cả gia đình sum họp vào dịp Tết. (The whole family reunites during Tet.)
  • Sau nhiều năm xa cách, họ đã được sum họp. (After many years apart, they were finally reunited.)
  • Bữa cơm sum họp cuối tuần rất ấm cúng. (The weekend reunion meal was very cozy.)

Advanced Usage

• The word "sum họp" carries a strong emotional connotation, almost exclusively used for the joyful gathering of people with close bonds, such as family, relatives, or dear friends. It is not used for formal meetings or casual gatherings of acquaintances.

Variants and Related Words

• Đoàn tụ (v): to reunite, to be reunited. Often used interchangeably with "sum họp," but can have a slightly stronger emphasis on the act of coming back together after a long or forced separation.
  • Người lính trở về đoàn tụ với gia đình. (The soldier returned to reunite with his family.)

Synonyms

• Reunite: To bring or come together again.
• Gather: To come together in one place.
• Assemble: To gather together in one body or place.

Related Idioms

• Sum họp một nhà: The whole family is reunited under one roof.

  • Giáng sinh năm nay, chúng tôi sum họp một nhà. (This Christmas, our whole family is reunited under one roof.)

• Cuộc sum họp: A reunion (as a noun phrase).

  • Cuộc sum họp gia đình thật đáng nhớ. (The family reunion was truly memorable.)

verb

1. to unite, to come together