sửa sai
Definition
- Verb Phrase:
- To correct a mistake / to rectify an error: The primary meaning of "sửa sai" is to identify and amend something that was done incorrectly or based on a wrong principle. It implies a deliberate action to fix a fault or wrong course of action.
- To redress a wrong / to make amends: This meaning extends to correcting not just errors, but also injustices or improper conduct, often involving an element of restitution or apology.
Usage Examples
- Verb Phrase:
- Sau khi nhận ra lỗi kỹ thuật, đội ngũ lập trình đã nhanh chóng sửa sai. (After realizing the technical error, the programming team quickly corrected the mistake.)
- Chính sách mới được ban hành để sửa sai cho chính sách cũ. (The new policy was issued to rectify the errors of the old one.)
- Anh ấy đang cố gắng sửa sai bằng cách giúp đỡ cộng đồng. (He is trying to make amends by helping the community.)
Advanced Usage
- "sửa sai và khắc phục hậu quả": to correct mistakes and remedy the consequences.
- Nhiệm vụ của chúng tôi là sửa sai và khắc phục hậu quả của sự cố. (Our mission is to correct the mistakes and remedy the consequences of the incident.)
Variants and Related Words
Sửa chữa (v): to repair, to fix (often used for physical objects, but can also be used for situations).
- Họ sửa chữa ngôi nhà cũ. (They repaired the old house.)
Đính chính (v): to make a correction, to issue a corrigendum (often used formally for documents or published information).
- Tòa soạn đã đính chính thông tin sai lệch. (The editorial board corrected the misinformation.)
Synonyms
- Rectify: to put right; correct.
- Amend: to make minor changes to correct or improve.
- Redress: to remedy or set right (a wrong or grievance).
Related Idioms
Sửa mình sửa lỗi: to correct oneself and one's mistakes (emphasizing personal reform).
- Cậu ấy đã hứa sẽ sửa mình sửa lỗi. (He promised to correct himself and his mistakes.)
Biết sai còn sửa, biết ngã còn đứng lên: Knowing it's wrong, one still corrects it; knowing one has fallen, one still gets up (a proverb about resilience and correction).
- Câu tục ngữ "biết sai còn sửa" khuyến khích chúng ta không bỏ cuộc. (The proverb "knowing it's wrong, one still corrects it" encourages us not to give up.)