Definition

1. Verb:
   • To store / to keep: To deliberately hold or accumulate items, often with care or secrecy, for future use or possession.
   • To hoard: To accumulate and store away a large or secret supply of something.
   • To harbor / to possess illegally: In a legal context, it specifically means to knowingly keep illicit or illegal goods, such as contraband or stolen property.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Anh ấy tàng trữ nhiều rượu vang trong hầm. (He stores a lot of wine in the cellar.)
  • Bọn tội phạm bị bắt vì tàng trữ vũ khí trái phép. (The criminals were arrested for illegally storing weapons.)
  • Thư viện tàng trữ nhiều tài liệu cổ. (The library keeps many ancient documents.)

Advanced Usage

• Legal Context: The term is frequently used in legal language to indicate the criminal act of possession.
  • Tội tàng trữ ma túy bị phạt rất nặng. (The crime of storing drugs is punished severely.)

Variants and Related Words

• Cất giữ (v): To put away for safekeeping. (Neutral or positive connotation)

  • Cô ấy cất giữ đồ trang sức trong két sắt. (She keeps her jewelry in a safe.)

• Tích trữ (v): To accumulate and store, often in large quantities, typically for practical purposes like supplies.

  • Người dân tích trữ lương thực trước bão. (People stockpile food before the storm.)

Synonyms

• Store: To keep or accumulate for future use.
• Hoard: To accumulate and hide away, often greedily.
• Harbor: To give shelter or keep, especially something illicit.

Related Idioms

verb

1. to keep, to store