Definition

1. Verb:
   • To grant an audience to: The primary meaning of "tiếp kiến" is for an important person, such as a head of state, religious leader, or high-ranking official, to formally receive and meet with a visitor or delegation.
   • To receive in a formal audience: It implies a formal, often ceremonial, meeting initiated by the visitor seeking the meeting.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Nhà vua đã tiếp kiến các sứ thần. (The king granted an audience to the ambassadors.)
  • Giáo hoàng sẽ tiếp kiến công chúng vào sáng thứ Tư. (The Pope will receive the public in an audience on Wednesday morning.)
  • Đại sứ mong muốn được tiếp kiến Tổng thống. (The ambassador hoped to be received in an audience by the President.)

Advanced Usage

• The word is used almost exclusively in formal, diplomatic, religious, or historical contexts. It is not used for casual meetings.
• The subject of the verb is always the person of higher status or authority who is .

Variants and Related Words

• Tiếp (v): to receive, to welcome, to connect. This is the root verb with a broader, more general meaning.

  • Chúng tôi đã tiếp khách tại nhà. (We received guests at home.)

• Diện kiến (v): to have the honor of meeting (a superior). This emphasizes the visitor's perspective.

  • Tôi mong được diện kiến Ngài. (I hope to have the honor of meeting you, sir.)

Synonyms

• Grant an audience: To formally agree to see someone.
• Receive formally: To welcome someone in an official capacity.

Related Idioms

• While "tiếp kiến" itself is a formal term, it is not commonly part of idiomatic expressions. Its usage is literal and specific to the context of formal receptions.

verb

1. to receive, to accept