Definition

1. Verb:
   • To be appointed to an office (post): The act of being officially assigned or named to a specific position or duty, typically within an administrative or governmental hierarchy.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Ông ấy vừa được sung chức Giám đốc. (He has just been appointed to the post of Director.)
  • Sau nhiều năm công tác, bà ấy đã được sung chức vào vị trí lãnh đạo. (After many years of service, she was appointed to a leadership position.)

Advanced Usage

• This term is considered archaic or formal in modern Vietnamese. It is primarily found in historical, literary, or very formal administrative contexts.
• It implies an official, often hierarchical, appointment rather than a simple selection or hiring.

Variants and Related Words

• Bổ nhiệm (verb): to appoint, to nominate. This is the more common modern equivalent.
  • Hội đồng quản trị đã bổ nhiệm tân Chủ tịch. (The board of directors appointed the new Chairman.)
• Bổ sung (verb): to supplement, to add. While related etymologically ("bổ" meaning to add/fill), it is used for non-personnel contexts like adding information or supplies.

Synonyms

• Được bổ nhiệm: to be appointed.
• Được cử: to be assigned/delegated (can be for a specific task or a post).
• Được chỉ định: to be designated.

Notes on Meaning

• The core meaning is specifically about being filled into a post ("sung" meaning to fill, "chức" meaning position/office). It does not mean to run for office, to elect, or to work in a general sense.
• It is a passive construction ("được sung chức") focusing on the person receiving the appointment from a higher authority.

1. Be appointed to an office (post)