Definition

1. Noun:
   • Procedure: A formal or official series of actions that must be completed in a fixed order, especially when dealing with an organization or system.
   • Formality: A required step, piece of paperwork, or convention that is part of an official process, often seen as bureaucratic.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Thủ tục nhập học khá đơn giản. (The enrollment procedure is quite simple.)
  • Chúng tôi đang hoàn tất các thủ tục pháp lý. (We are completing the legal formalities.)
  • Anh ấy không thích những thủ tục rườm rà. (He doesn't like cumbersome procedures.)

Advanced Usage

• "thủ tục giấy tờ": paperwork, documentation procedures.

  • Dự án bị chậm vì thủ tục giấy tờ. (The project was delayed due to paperwork.)

• "thủ tục hành chính": administrative procedures.

  • Chính phủ đang cải cách các thủ tục hành chính. (The government is reforming administrative procedures.)

Variants and Related Words

• Tục lệ (n): custom, tradition. (Note: This is related more to custom than to official procedure.)
  • Tục lệ địa phương đó rất độc đáo. (That local custom is very unique.)

Synonyms

• Process: A series of actions or steps.
• Protocol: The official procedure or system of rules.
• Formalities: The required conventional behaviors or procedures.

Related Idioms

• Rườm rà thủ tục: to be bogged down in red tape; to have overly complicated procedures.
  • Việc xin cấp phép rất rườm rà thủ tục. (The licensing process is bogged down in red tape.)

noun

1. formality, procedure