tiến cử
Definition
- Verb:
- To recommend (a person): To formally put forward or suggest someone, typically for a position, role, or promotion, based on their recognized ability, talent, or virtue. It implies a formal endorsement to a superior or an authoritative body for consideration and use.
- To nominate: To propose someone as a candidate for an office, award, or duty.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Giám đốc tiến cử nhân viên xuất sắc lên hội đồng quản trị. (The director recommended the outstanding employee to the board of directors.)
- Ông ấy được tiến cử vào vị trí trưởng phòng mới. (He was nominated for the new department head position.)
- Hội đồng khoa học tiến cử giáo sư cho giải thưởng. (The scientific council nominated the professor for the award.)
Advanced Usage
- The term "tiến cử" carries a formal and respectful tone, often used in organizational, governmental, or scholarly contexts. It suggests that the person being recommended is worthy and capable, and the act of recommendation is done with a sense of duty.
- It can be used in historical contexts related to recommending talented individuals to a king or ruler.
Variants and Related Words
- Giới thiệu (v): To introduce. This is more general and less formal than "tiến cử."
- Đề cử (v): To nominate. Very similar in meaning to "tiến cử," often used interchangeably in modern contexts.
- Ứng cử (v): To run for office, to stand as a candidate. This refers to the action of the candidate themselves, whereas "tiến cử" is the action of the recommender.
Synonyms
- Recommend: To present as worthy of acceptance or use.
- Nominate: To propose someone for appointment or election to a position.
- Put forward: To suggest someone for consideration.
Related Idioms
- Tiến hiền tài: (To recommend the virtuous and talented) This is a classical phrase embodying the core meaning of "tiến cử."