Definition

1. Verb:
   • To disperse and hide: The primary meaning of "tẩu tán" is to scatter and conceal items, people, or assets in various different locations, often to avoid detection, seizure, or loss.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Bọn trộm đã tẩu tán tài sản đi nhiều nơi. (The thieves dispersed and hid the assets in many places.)
  • Họ phải nhanh chóng tẩu tán tài liệu mật. (They had to quickly disperse and hide the secret documents.)
  • Sau vụ bắt giữ, nhóm tội phạm bắt đầu tẩu tán. (After the arrest, the criminal group began to disperse and hide.)

Advanced Usage

• The verb "tẩu tán" often implies a deliberate, strategic action taken under pressure or threat. It is commonly used in contexts involving illicit activities, evasion of authorities, or emergency situations where things of value must be hidden.

Variants and Related Words

• Tản cư (v): to evacuate (typically people from a war zone).
• Phân tán (v): to scatter, to disperse (more general, without the strong connotation of hiding).
• Cất giấu (v): to hide, to conceal (emphasizes the hiding aspect without the scattering element).

Synonyms

• To scatter and conceal: The closest direct synonym in meaning.
• To stash away: Implies hiding, often in multiple places.
• To disperse: To spread widely, though this lacks the specific "hiding" component.

Related Idioms

• While "tẩu tán" itself is not typically part of a fixed idiom, its meaning is central to phrases describing the act of hiding evidence or illicit gains.
  • Hành động tẩu tán tang vật. (The act of dispersing and hiding material evidence.)

verb

1. to disperse and hide