Definition

1. Verb:
   • To assume office; to take up a post: The formal act of arriving at and beginning one's duties in a new official position or role. This term is primarily used in historical or formal administrative contexts.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Vị tân bộ trưởng sẽ tựu chức vào tuần tới. (The new minister will assume office next week.)
  • Sau lễ bổ nhiệm, ông ấy chính thức tựu chức. (After the appointment ceremony, he officially took up his post.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "tựu chức" is considered archaic or literary in modern Vietnamese. In contemporary usage, phrases like "nhận chức" (to receive a position) or "nhậm chức" (to take office) are more common.

Variants and Related Words

• Nhậm chức (v): to take office; to be inaugurated. This is the standard modern equivalent.

  • Tổng thống mới đã nhậm chức. (The new president has been inaugurated.)

• Nhận chức (v): to accept an appointment to a position.

  • Bà ấy vui vẻ nhận chức giám đốc. (She gladly accepted the appointment as director.)

Synonyms

• Assume office: to begin a term in an official position.
• Take up a post: to start work in an appointed job.
• Be inaugurated: to be formally inducted into office.

Notes on Usage

• "Tựu chức" specifically implies the act of and the duties associated with a formal appointment. It is not used for simply applying for or being offered a job.
• Due to its classical tone, it is most often encountered in historical texts, formal announcements, or ceremonial language.