Definition

1. Verb:
   • To admit, to take in, to recruit: The primary meaning of "thu nạp" is to formally accept someone into a group, organization, or institution, such as a school, club, or association.
   • To receive, to collect (archaic): In older usage, "thu nạp" meant to receive or collect items, often in a formal or tributary context.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Hội đồng tuyển sinh đã quyết định thu nạp thêm 50 sinh viên. (The admissions board decided to admit 50 more students.)
  • Câu lạc bộ sẽ thu nạp thành viên mới vào tháng tới. (The club will recruit new members next month.)
  • Ngày xưa, triều đình thu nạp cống phẩm từ các nước chư hầu. (In the past, the court received tribute from vassal states.)

Advanced Usage

• "thu nạp kiến thức": to acquire/absorb knowledge.
  • Cô ấy có khả năng thu nạp kiến thức mới rất nhanh. (She has a remarkable ability to absorb new knowledge quickly.)

Variants and Related Words

• Tuyển dụng (v): to recruit, to hire (commonly used for employment).

  • Công ty đang tuyển dụng nhân viên kinh doanh. (The company is hiring sales staff.)

• Tiếp nhận (v): to receive, to accept (often for documents, information, or people in a general sense).

  • Trung tâm tiếp nhận trẻ em mồ côi. (The center receives orphaned children.)

Synonyms

• Admit: to allow entry.
• Recruit: to enlist new members.
• Enroll: to officially register as a member.
• Accept: to receive willingly.

Related Idioms

• Thu nạp tinh hoa: to absorb the essence/the best parts (of something).
  • Nền văn hóa ấy biết thu nạp tinh hoa từ nhiều nơi. (That culture knows how to absorb the essence from many places.)