Definition

Verb: * To boycott: To intentionally refuse to buy, use, participate in, or have dealings with a person, group, product, service, or event as a form of protest or to express strong disapproval.

Usage

The verb tẩy chay is used to describe a collective or individual action of refusal and protest. It is often followed by the object of the boycott. * It can be used in both active and passive voices. * It implies a social or moral stance against the target.

Usage Examples

• Active voice:
  • Người tiêu dùng quyết định tẩy chay thương hiệu đó vì những cáo buộc về lao động. (Consumers decided to boycott that brand due to labor allegations.)
  • Các nước đã tẩy chay hội nghị để phản đối chính sách mới. (The countries boycotted the conference to protest the new policy.)
• Passive voice:
  • Công ty đó đang bị tẩy chay trên mạng xã hội. (That company is being boycotted on social media.)
  • Anh ta bị cả lớp tẩy chay vì thái độ không tốt. (He was boycotted by the whole class due to his bad attitude.)

Advanced Usage

• Tẩy chay văn hóa (Cultural boycott): Refusing to engage with the cultural products or events of a country, group, or individual for political reasons.
  • Nhiều nghệ sĩ ủng hộ việc tẩy chay văn hóa nhằm gây áp lực. (Many artists support the cultural boycott to exert pressure.)
• Tẩy chay thương mại (Commercial/Trade boycott): An organized refusal to conduct commercial transactions.
  • Lệnh tẩy chay thương mại đã gây ảnh hưởng lớn đến nền kinh tế. (The trade boycott order significantly impacted the economy.)

Variants and Related Words

• Sự tẩy chay (Noun): The act or instance of boycotting.
  • Chiến dịch tẩy chay đã lan rộng. (The boycott campaign has spread widely.)
• Bài trừ (Verb): To eliminate or reject, often with a stronger connotation of eradicating something considered bad or harmful. It can be similar to tẩy chay but is often used in contexts like "bài trừ mê tín dị đoan" (to eliminate superstitions).
• Tẩy (Verb): To wash out, erase, or remove (e.g., a stain). This is the root verb, sharing the core idea of "removal" with tẩy chay.

Synonyms

• Tẩy chay is the most direct and common translation for "to boycott."
• Tẩy xóa (Verb): To erase, obliterate. (Used more for physical or digital removal, not for social protest).
• Từ chối tham gia/tiêu thụ (Phrase): To refuse to participate/consume. (A descriptive phrase, not a single-word synonym).

Related Phrases/Idioms

• Phong trào tẩy chay (Phrase): Boycott movement.
  • Phong trào tẩy chay đã nhận được sự hưởng ứng mạnh mẽ. (The boycott movement received strong support.)
• Kêu gọi tẩy chay (Phrase): To call for a boycott.
  • Tổ chức này đang kêu gọi tẩy chay sản phẩm nhựa dùng một lần. (This organization is calling for a boycott of single-use plastic products.)

verb

1. to boycott