Definition

1. Verb:
   • To dismantle / to disassemble: To take something apart into its components, often carefully or systematically.
   • To remove / to untie / to disentangle: To free something from being fastened, tangled, or stuck.
   • To resolve / to clear up: To find a solution to a difficult, complicated, or deadlocked situation.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Anh ấy đang tháo gỡ chiếc máy cũ. (He is dismantling the old machine.)
  • Cô ấy cố gắng tháo gỡ sợi dây bị rối. (She tried to untie the tangled rope.)
  • Hai bên cần đối thoại để tháo gỡ bế tắc. (The two sides need to dialogue to resolve the deadlock.)

Advanced Usage

• "tháo gỡ khó khăn": to overcome difficulties.

  • Chính phủ có biện pháp tháo gỡ khó khăn cho doanh nghiệp. (The government has measures to overcome difficulties for businesses.)

• "tháo gỡ mìn/bom": to defuse a mine/bomb.

  • Đội ngũ chuyên gia được cử đến để tháo gỡ quả bom. (A team of experts was sent to defuse the bomb.)

Variants and Related Words

• Tháo (v): to remove, to take off (e.g., a part, clothing). Often implies a simpler act of removal.

  • Anh ấy tháo pin ra khỏi điện thoại. (He removed the battery from the phone.)

• Gỡ (v): to untangle, to pick out (e.g., knots, hair, a mistake from text). Often implies a delicate picking action.

  • Cô ấy gỡ tóc ra khỏi cúc áo. (She picked her hair off the button.)

Synonyms

• Dismantle: To take a structure or device apart.
• Disentangle: To free something from complications or tangles.
• Resolve: To settle or find a solution to a problem.

Related Idioms

• Tháo gỡ nút thắt: to untie the knot; to resolve the core problem of a complicated issue.
  • Cuộc họp nhằm tháo gỡ nút thắt trong đàm phán. (The meeting aims to untie the knot in the negotiations.)