Definition

1. Verb:
   • To rebuild: To construct something again after it has been damaged or destroyed, often implying a large-scale or systematic effort, such as reconstructing a city, economy, or society.
   • To reconstruct: To build or form something again, often with the goal of restoring it to its original state or improving its structure.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Chính phủ đang tái thiết thành phố sau trận động đất. (The government is rebuilding the city after the earthquake.)
  • Nhiệm vụ quan trọng là tái thiết nền kinh tế quốc gia. (The important task is to reconstruct the national economy.)
  • Họ cần nhiều năm để tái thiết lại cộng đồng. (They need many years to rebuild the community.)

Advanced Usage

• "tái thiết lại": The addition of "lại" (again) can emphasize the repetitive or restorative nature of the action, though "tái" already implies "again."
  • Khu chợ đã được tái thiết lại hoàn toàn. (The market has been completely rebuilt.)

Variants and Related Words

• Tái xây dựng (v): A near-synonym meaning "to rebuild" or "to reconstruct," often used interchangeably with "tái thiết."

  • Kế hoạch tái xây dựng cơ sở hạ tầng. (The plan to rebuild the infrastructure.)

• Phục hồi (v): To restore or recover. While related, it focuses more on returning to a former condition rather than the physical act of construction.

  • Phục hồi hệ sinh thái. (To restore the ecosystem.)

Synonyms

• Rebuild: To build again.
• Reconstruct: To build or form again.
• Reestablish: To establish again, often used for systems or institutions.

Related Idioms

• Tái thiết cuộc đời: To rebuild one's life.
  • Sau biến cố, bà ấy phải tái thiết cuộc đời mình. (After the incident, she had to rebuild her life.)