Definition

1. Verb:

   • To seek refuge; to flee from danger: The core meaning of "tị nạn" is to leave one's home or country to escape serious danger, such as war, persecution, or widespread violence.
   • To be a refugee: The state of having fled and seeking safety in another place.

2. Noun (commonly used in the compound "người tị nạn"):

   • Refugee: A person who has been forced to flee their country to escape danger or persecution.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Hàng nghìn gia đình đã phải tị nạn sang nước láng giềng. (Thousands of families had to seek refuge in a neighboring country.)
  • Họ tị nạn để tránh chiến tranh. (They fled to escape war.)
• Noun:
  • Trại tị nạn (refugee camp)
  • Quy chế tị nạn (refugee status)
  • Người tị nạn cần được bảo vệ. (Refugees need protection.)

Advanced Usage

• Tị nạn chính trị: Political asylum.
  • Anh ấy xin tị nạn chính trị tại châu Âu. (He applied for political asylum in Europe.)
• Quyền tị nạn: The right of asylum.
  • Quyền tị nạn là một nguyên tắc nhân đạo quan trọng. (The right of asylum is an important humanitarian principle.)

Variants and Related Words

• Người tị nạn (n): Refugee. This is the most common term for a refugee.
• Tỵ nạn: An alternate, less common spelling with the same meaning.
• Tị địa (v/n, literary): To take refuge; a place of refuge. This is a more classical term.

Synonyms

• To flee: To run away from danger.
• To seek refuge/asylum: To ask for protection in a safe place.
• Refugee: A person fleeing danger.

Related Terms and Concepts

• Tị nạn cộng đồng: Group refugee status.
• Hồ sơ xin tị nạn: Asylum application.
• Người xin tị nạn: Asylum seeker (a person who has applied for refugee status but whose claim has not yet been decided).

verb

1. to flee from danger; to refuge