Definition

1. 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.

2. 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.)