Definition

1. Verb:
   • To gather, to assemble: To come together as a group in one place, often for a specific purpose or activity. It implies a deliberate or spontaneous meeting of people.
   • To congregate: To collect or form a crowd in a particular location.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Gia đình tôi thường tụ họp vào dịp cuối tuần. (My family usually gathers on weekends.)
  • Đám đông tụ họp ở quảng trường để nghe thông báo. (The crowd assembled in the square to hear the announcement.)
  • Bạn bè cũ tụ họp lại sau nhiều năm xa cách. (Old friends gathered after many years apart.)

Advanced Usage

• The verb "tụ họp" often carries a neutral or positive connotation of people coming together. It is not typically used for formal, official meetings (which would be "họp").
• It can describe the gathering of abstract things like ideas or thoughts in a figurative sense, though this is less common.
  • Mọi ý kiến đều tụ họp về một điểm chung. (All opinions converged on a common point.)

Variants and Related Words

• Tập họp (v): to assemble, to muster. Often used for more organized or formal gatherings.

  • Giáo viên tập họp học sinh trong sân trường. (The teacher assembled the students in the schoolyard.)

• Hội họp (v/n): to meet; a meeting. Refers more to meetings, conferences, or formal assemblies.

  • Công ty có cuộc hội họp quan trọng. (The company has an important meeting.)

Synonyms

• Gather: To come together; to collect.
• Assemble: To bring or come together as a group.
• Congregate: To gather into a crowd or mass.

Related Idioms

• Tụ họp ăn uống: To gather for food and drink; to have a get-together involving a meal.

  • Họ hàng tụ họp ăn uống trong ngày giỗ. (The relatives gathered for a feast on the death anniversary.)

• Tụ họp đông vui: To have a lively, crowded gathering.

  • Lễ hội làng là dịp để mọi người tụ họp đông vui. (The village festival is an occasion for everyone to gather in a lively crowd.)

verb

1. to gather, to assemble