thục hồi

Người nông dân thục hồi mảnh ruộng của gia đình.

Definition

1. Verb (archaic):
   • To redeem / to buy back: The primary meaning of "thục hồi" is to recover or regain possession of something, typically property or land, by paying a sum of money, often after having previously sold or lost it.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Gia đình ông ấy đã thục hồi mảnh đất tổ tiên. (His family redeemed their ancestral land.)
  • Họ cố gắng thục hồi lại căn nhà cũ. (They tried to buy back the old house.)

Advanced Usage

• This term is considered archaic and is rarely used in modern, everyday Vietnamese. It is primarily encountered in historical, legal, or literary contexts dealing with property transactions from past eras.

Variants and Related Words

• Chuộc lại (v): to redeem, to buy back (the modern and more common equivalent).
  • Anh ta đã chuộc lại chiếc nhẫn từ tiệm cầm đồ. (He redeemed the ring from the pawn shop.)

Synonyms

• Redeem: to regain possession by paying a sum.
• Buy back: to repurchase something one previously sold.
• Recover: to get back something lost.

Notes on Usage

• Register: The word "thục hồi" is formal and obsolete. For contemporary communication, "chuộc lại" or "mua lại" are strongly preferred.
• Context: It almost exclusively refers to the act of repurchasing or reclaiming physical assets, not abstract concepts.