Definition

1. Verb:
   • To receive / to welcome: To accept or greet someone or something that arrives, such as a guest, a letter, or information.
   • To continue / to proceed: To carry on with an action or process, following what came before.
   • To join / to connect: To link or adjoin, making things continuous.
   • To assist / to lend a hand: To provide help or additional support in an ongoing effort.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Tôi sẽ tiếp khách vào chiều nay. (I will receive guests this afternoon.)
  • Câu chuyện sẽ tiếp vào tuần sau. (The story will continue next week.)
  • Con đường này tiếp với đường chính. (This road joins the main road.)
  • Anh ấy tiếp sức cho đồng đội. (He lent strength to his teammates.)

Advanced Usage

• "tiếp tục": to continue, to proceed.

  • Chúng ta sẽ tiếp tục cuộc họp. (We will continue the meeting.)

• "tiếp nhận": to receive, to take in (often for formal or official matters).

  • Trung tâm tiếp nhận đơn từ. (The center receives applications.)

• "tiếp sức": to boost, to provide support or energy.

  • Cổ động viên tiếp sức cho vận động viên. (The fans boosted the athlete's energy.)

Variants and Related Words

• Tiếp đón (v): to welcome, to receive (a visitor).

  • Công ty cử người ra tiếp đón đối tác. (The company sent someone to welcome the partner.)

• Tiếp chuyện (v): to converse with, to engage in conversation.

  • Bà chủ rất khéo tiếp chuyện khách hàng. (The hostess is very skillful at conversing with customers.)

• Tiếp thu (v): to absorb, to assimilate (knowledge, ideas).

  • Học sinh tiếp thu bài rất nhanh. (The students absorb the lesson very quickly.)

Synonyms

• Receive: to get or accept something given or sent.
• Continue: to persist in an activity or process.
• Join: to connect or link together.
• Assist: to help or support.

Related Idioms

• Tiếp bước: to follow in someone's footsteps, to carry on a tradition.

  • Thế hệ trẻ tiếp bước cha anh. (The young generation follows in the footsteps of their elders.)

• Tiếp tay: to be an accomplice, to lend a hand (often in a negative context).

  • Hắn tiếp tay cho bọn buôn lậu. (He was an accomplice to the smugglers.)

verb

1. to procede to receive to transfuse to help, to lend a hand