Definition

Verb: - To reinforce / to send reinforcements: The primary meaning of "tiếp viện" is to provide additional personnel, troops, or resources to support a group, especially one engaged in combat or a difficult task, in order to strengthen it. - To supply / to support: In a broader sense, it can mean to provide necessary aid, supplies, or backup to someone or a group in need.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Bộ chỉ huy đã quyết định tiếp viện cho mặt trận. (The command decided to reinforce the battlefield.)
  • Chúng tôi cần được tiếp viện thêm nhân lực để hoàn thành dự án. (We need to be supplied with more manpower to complete the project.)
  • Lực lượng tiếp viện đã đến kịp thời. (The reinforcements arrived just in time.)

Advanced Usage

• The word is most commonly used in military or strategic contexts but can be applied to business, sports, or any situation requiring urgent backup.
• It often implies a sense of urgency and critical need for the support being sent.

Variants and Related Words

• Tiếp ứng (v): A near-synonym meaning to provide support or relief, often used interchangeably with "tiếp viện" in many contexts.
  • Lực lượng tiếp ứng đang trên đường đến. (The relief force is on the way.)

Synonyms

• Reinforce: To strengthen with additional support.
• Support: To provide assistance or backing.
• Resupply: To provide with fresh supplies.

Related Idioms

• While "tiếp viện" itself is not typically part of a fixed idiom, the concept is central to phrases like:
  • Gọi tiếp viện: To call for reinforcements.

    • Đơn vị đang bị vây hãm phải gọi tiếp viện. (The besieged unit had to call for reinforcements.)

verb

1. to supply, to support reinforce