tiếp
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Definition
- 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
- to procede to receive to transfuse to help, to lend a hand