thu hái

Một người nông dân đang thu hái những trái cam chín trên cây.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To harvest; to gather; to collect: The primary meaning of "thu hái" is to collect ripe crops, fruits, or other produce from plants, fields, or trees. It implies the action of picking or reaping at the appropriate time.
   • To reap; to obtain (figurative): In a figurative sense, "thu hái" means to obtain or gain results, benefits, or rewards from previous efforts, such as work, study, or investment.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Nông dân đang thu hái lúa trên cánh đồng. (Farmers are harvesting rice in the field.)
  • Chúng tôi thu hái táo trong vườn. (We are gathering apples in the orchard.)
  • Sau nhiều năm học tập chăm chỉ, cô ấy đã thu hái được nhiều thành công. (After many years of hard study, she has reaped much success.)

Advanced Usage

• "thu hái kinh nghiệm": to gain experience.

  • Anh ấy đi du lịch để thu hái kinh nghiệm sống. (He travels to gain life experience.)

• "thu hái thông tin": to collect information.

  • Nhà nghiên cứu thu hái thông tin từ nhiều nguồn. (The researcher collects information from many sources.)

Variants and Related Words

• Thu hoạch (v/n): to harvest; a harvest. This is a very close synonym, often used interchangeably with "thu hái" for agricultural contexts.

  • Mùa thu hoạch đã bắt đầu. (The harvest season has begun.)

• Gặt hái (v): to reap; to harvest (often used figuratively for results).

  • Gặt hái thành quả. (To reap the fruits of one's labor.)

Synonyms

• Harvest: to gather a ripe crop.
• Gather: to collect from various places.
• Reap: to cut and collect a crop, or to obtain a benefit.
• Collect: to bring items together.

Related Idioms

• Thu hái thành quả: to reap the rewards/results.
  • Họ cuối cùng cũng thu hái thành quả sau bao nỗ lực. (They finally reaped the rewards after so much effort.)