thu góp

Cô giáo thu góp những cuốn sách cũ từ học sinh.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To gather / to collect: The primary meaning of "thu góp" is to bring together or accumulate items, often from various sources or places, into one location or collection.
   • To assemble: It implies the action of systematically bringing scattered things together.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Chúng tôi đang thu góp sách cũ cho thư viện làng. (We are collecting old books for the village library.)
  • Cô ấy thu góp đủ chứng cứ để viết báo cáo. (She gathered enough evidence to write the report.)
  • Dự án nhằm thu góp ý kiến từ cộng đồng. (The project aims to collect opinions from the community.)

Advanced Usage

• "thu góp" vs. "thu thập": While both mean "to collect," "thu góp" often implies bringing together physical items or contributions from many people, sometimes with effort. "Thu thập" is more general and frequently used for data, information, or samples.
  • Thu góp tiền từ thiện (to collect charitable donations).
  • Thu thập dữ liệu (to collect data).

Variants and Related Words

• Gom góp (v): to scrape together, to gather bit by bit (often money or resources).

  • Họ gom góp tiền để mua một món quà. (They scraped together money to buy a gift.)

• Quyên góp (v): to donate, to contribute (often used for charitable collections).

  • Chiến dịch quyên góp cho nạn nhân bão. (A donation campaign for storm victims.)

Synonyms

• Collect: to bring items together.
• Gather: to come or bring together.
• Assemble: to fit together or bring parts together.

Related Idioms

• Thu góp đầu đuôi: (Literally: to gather the head and the tail) To piece together fragments of a story or information.
  • Tôi phải thu góp đầu đuôi từ nhiều người kể. (I had to piece the story together from many narrators.)