thanh lọc
Definition
Verb:
- To purify: To remove impurities, contaminants, or unwanted elements from a substance, making it clean or pure.
- To cleanse / to purge: To remove undesirable, corrupt, or harmful members, elements, or influences from an organization, system, or group.
Noun:
- Purification / cleansing: The process or act of making something pure or free from corrupting elements.
Usage Examples
Verb:
- Máy lọc này giúp thanh lọc nước uống. (This filter helps to purify drinking water.)
- Đảng tiến hành thanh lọc những phần tử thoái hóa. (The party proceeded to purge the degenerate elements.)
Noun:
- Quá trình thanh lọc đã làm tổ chức mạnh hơn. (The purification process made the organization stronger.)
Advanced Usage
"thanh lọc cơ thể": to detoxify the body.
- Cô ấy uống trà thảo mộc để thanh lọc cơ thể. (She drinks herbal tea to detoxify her body.)
"thanh lọc tư tưởng": ideological purification or rectification.
- Khóa học nhằm mục đích thanh lọc tư tưởng cho các thành viên. (The course aims for the ideological rectification of members.)
Variants and Related Words
Thanh tẩy (v): to purify, to cleanse (often with a ceremonial or spiritual connotation).
- Nghi lễ thanh tẩy tâm hồn. (A ritual to purify the soul.)
Lọc (v): to filter. This is a more general term for the physical act of filtering.
- Lọc cặn trong cà phê. (To filter the grounds from coffee.)
Synonyms
- Purify: to make pure.
- Cleanse: to make clean.
- Purge: to remove unwanted people or things.
- Detoxify: to remove toxic substances.
Related Idioms
- Thanh lọc nội bộ: internal purge or cleansing.
- Công ty tiến hành thanh lọc nội bộ sau bê bối. (The company conducted an internal purge after the scandal.)