Definition

1. Verb:
   • To withdraw: To formally take back something that was previously issued, granted, or circulated, often by an authority. This implies a reversal of a prior official action.
   • To retrieve: To get something back or bring something in from where it was distributed, used, or located. This focuses on the act of collection and recovery.
   • To recall: To officially request the return of a defective or dangerous product from consumers or the market.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Ngân hàng trung ương quyết định thu hồi tiền cũ. (The central bank decided to withdraw old currency.)
  • Công ty đang thu hồi sản phẩm bị lỗi. (The company is retrieving the defective products.)
  • Ủy ban đã thu hồi giấy phép kinh doanh của họ. (The committee withdrew their business license.)

Advanced Usage

• "thu hồi nợ": to recover a debt.

  • Bộ phận này chuyên thu hồi nợ khó đòi. (This department specializes in recovering bad debts.)

• "thu hồi đất": to reclaim land (often by the state for public purposes).

  • Dự án mới yêu cầu thu hồi đất của người dân. (The new project requires the reclaiming of land from residents.)

Variants and Related Words

• Thu hồi lại (v): to take back, to reclaim (emphasizing the action of retrieval).
  • Họ phải thu hồi lại lời tuyên bố sai sự thật. (They had to take back the false statement.)

Synonyms

• Withdraw: To remove something from circulation or use.
• Retrieve: To regain possession of something.
• Recall: To call back, especially a product.
• Reclaim: To retrieve or recover something previously given out.

Related Idioms

• Thu hồi vốn: to recoup capital/investment.

  • Họ cần ba năm để thu hồi vốn. (They need three years to recoup their investment.)

• Quyền thu hồi: right of retrieval/right of return (a legal term).

  • Tác giả giữ quyền thu hồi bản quyền sau 50 năm. (The author retains the right of copyright retrieval after 50 years.)

verb

1. to withdraw, to retrieve