Definitions

1. Verb:
   • To take part in politics; to participate in government or political affairs: Refers to the act of engaging in political activities, governance, or public administration.
   • To enter politics; to become involved in political life: Describes the action of joining or becoming active in the political sphere.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Ngày càng có nhiều phụ nữ trẻ muốn tham chính. (More and more young women want to take part in politics.)
  • Ông ấy quyết định tham chính sau nhiều năm làm doanh nhân. (He decided to enter politics after many years as a businessman.)
  • Tham chính là một cách để phục vụ cộng đồng. (Participating in government is a way to serve the community.)

Advanced Usage

• "tham chính tích cực": to actively participate in politics.
  • Công dân nên tham chính tích cực để xây dựng đất nước. (Citizens should actively participate in politics to build the nation.)
• "quyền tham chính": the right to participate in politics.
  • Quyền tham chính của mọi công dân được hiến pháp bảo vệ. (Every citizen's right to participate in politics is protected by the constitution.)

Variants and Related Words

• Tham gia chính trị: (Verb phrase) A more common, general phrase meaning "to participate in politics." It is often interchangeable with "tham chính," which can sound more formal or literary.
• Chính khách: (Noun) A statesman or politician.
• Hoạt động chính trị: (Noun phrase) Political activity.

Synonyms

• Dự chính: (Verb, less common) To take part in government/politics.
• Làm chính trị: (Verb phrase) To do politics; to be in politics.

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

Note: As a single verb, "tham chính" does not commonly form phrasal verbs in Vietnamese. The related concepts are expressed through verb phrases or combinations. - Tham gia vào chính trường: To enter the political arena. - Sau khi nghỉ hưu, ông cựu bộ trưởng vẫn tham gia vào chính trường. (After retirement, the former minister still enters the political arena.)

Related Idioms

• "Vào sinh ra tử" trong chính trường: (Lit: "To enter life and exit death" in politics) To experience the fierce, life-and-death struggles of political life.
  • Con đường tham chính đầy chông gai, đúng là "vào sinh ra tử". (The path of participating in politics is full of thorns; it's truly a life-and-death struggle.)

verb

1. to take part in politics