Definition

1. Verb:
   • To recruit and employ; to take into service: The primary meaning of "thu dụng" is to accept someone into an organization or role and make use of their abilities, often referring to talented individuals or personnel.
   • To retain in service: In specific contexts, it can mean to keep someone in their position, such as officials from a previous administration, after a change in regime or leadership.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Công ty đang tìm cách thu dụng những kỹ sư giỏi nhất. (The company is looking for ways to recruit and employ the best engineers.)
  • Chính quyền mới quyết định thu dụng một số quan chức cũ. (The new administration decided to retain some old officials in service.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is most commonly used in formal or literary contexts related to human resources, governance, or strategy, emphasizing a deliberate act of bringing valuable people into a fold.

Variants and Related Words

• Tuyển dụng (v): to recruit, to hire. This is a more common and general term for hiring.
  • Họ tuyển dụng năm nhân viên mới. (They hired five new employees.)

Synonyms

• To enlist: To secure the services of someone.
• To engage: To employ someone.
• To retain: To continue to employ someone.

Related Idioms

• Thu dụng nhân tài: A common phrase meaning "to recruit talented people" or "to enlist men of talent."
  • Chính sách thu dụng nhân tài là then chốt cho sự phát triển. (A policy of recruiting talented people is key for development.)