Definition

Verb: - To reveal, to disclose, to let out: To make known information that was previously secret, hidden, or private.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Nhà báo đã tiết lộ thông tin quan trọng. (The journalist revealed important information.)
  • Cô ấy không muốn tiết lộ danh tính của mình. (She does not want to disclose her identity.)
  • Anh ta vô tình tiết lộ kế hoạch cho đối thủ. (He accidentally let out the plan to the competitor.)

Advanced Usage

• "tiết lộ bí mật": to reveal a secret.
  • Việc tiết lộ bí mật đó đã gây ra hậu quả nghiêm trọng. (The revelation of that secret caused serious consequences.)
• "tiết lộ thông tin": to disclose information.
  • Công ty có nghĩa vụ tiết lộ thông tin tài chính. (The company has an obligation to disclose financial information.)

Variants and Related Words

• Tiết lậu (verb): An older or less common variant with the same meaning as "tiết lộ".
• Sự tiết lộ (noun): The act of revealing; a revelation.
  • Sự tiết lộ đó gây sốc cho mọi người. (That revelation shocked everyone.)

Synonyms

• Bật mí (verb): to reveal, to unveil (often used in a lighter, more informal context, like revealing a surprise).
• Phơi bày (verb): to expose, to lay bare (often with a negative connotation of exposing something bad).
• Công bố (verb): to announce, to make public (more formal and official).

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

Note: As "tiết lộ" is a single verb, it does not have phrasal verb forms. The concept is expressed through verb-object combinations. - Làm lộ (verb phrase): to cause to be revealed, to expose. - Một lời nói bất cẩn có thể làm lộ tất cả. (A careless word can expose everything.)

Related Idioms

• "Lộ bí mật": (The secret is) out.
  • Giờ thì lộ bí mật rồi, không giấu được nữa. (Now the secret is out, it can't be hidden anymore.)
• "Bưng bít không kín": (lit. to cover but not tightly) To fail to keep something secret properly.
  • Mọi chuyện bưng bít không kín rồi cũng sẽ bị tiết lộ. (Things that are poorly concealed will eventually be revealed.)

verb

1. to reveal, to let out