Definition

1. Verb:
   • To promote / to give a promotion: The primary meaning of "thăng chức" is to advance an employee to a higher position with more responsibility, authority, and usually a higher salary within an organization.
   • To be promoted: This verb can be used in both the active sense (the company promotes someone) and the passive sense (someone gets promoted).

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Công ty quyết định thăng chức cho anh ấy lên vị trí Giám đốc. (The company decided to promote him to the Director position.)
  • Cô ấy rất vui vì vừa được thăng chức. (She is very happy because she just got promoted.)
  • Họ thăng chức nhân viên dựa trên thành tích. (They promote employees based on performance.)

Advanced Usage

• The verb "thăng chức" inherently implies a vertical move upward within a professional hierarchy. It is not used for simply changing jobs or moving to a different company at a similar level.
• It is commonly used in formal, professional, and administrative contexts.

Variants and Related Words

• Thăng tiến (v): to advance, to progress. This is a broader term that can refer to career advancement in general, not necessarily a specific promotion to a new title.

  • Anh ấy đang tìm cơ hội thăng tiến trong sự nghiệp. (He is looking for career advancement opportunities.)

• Đề bạt (v): to promote, to elevate. This is a more formal synonym, often used in government or official contexts.

  • Ông ấy được đề bạt lên chức vụ mới. (He was promoted to a new position.)

Synonyms

• Promote: to advance someone to a higher position.
• Elevate: to raise to a higher rank or level.
• Advance: to move forward in career or position.

Related Idioms

• Lên chức: a more colloquial phrase meaning "to get a promotion."

  • Nghe nói sắp tới anh sẽ lên chức. (I heard you will get a promotion soon.)

• Thăng quan tiến chức: an idiom meaning "to rise rapidly through the ranks" or "to be promoted quickly and successively," often used in historical or bureaucratic contexts.

  • Con đường thăng quan tiến chức của ông ấy rất ấn tượng. (His path of rapid promotion through the ranks is very impressive.)