tiện hành

Definition

1. Adjective:

   • Convenient to carry out / expedient: Describes an action or procedure that is done in the most straightforward, suitable, or opportune manner as the situation allows, often implying a degree of discretionary power to act without seeking prior formal approval.

2. Adverb:

   • Expediently / at one's convenience: Used to describe the manner of executing an action, meaning to do it in a way that is most convenient or practical under the circumstances.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:

  • Đây là biện pháp tiện hành nhất. (This is the most expedient measure.)
  • Họ được giao quyền tiện hành. (They were granted discretionary power to act.)

• Adverb:

  • Anh cứ tiện hành công việc đi. (Please proceed with the work as you see fit.)
  • Mọi việc đã được giải quyết tiện hành. (Everything was resolved expediently.)

Advanced Usage

• The term often carries a formal or bureaucratic tone and can imply significant authority, similar to the concept of "acting with discretionary power" or "having the authority to decide and act on the spot."

Variants and Related Words

• Tiện (adj): convenient, handy.

  • Cái kéo này rất tiện. (These scissors are very handy.)

• Hành động (v/n): to act / action.

  • Hành động nhanh chóng là cần thiết. (Quick action is necessary.)

Synonyms

• Expedient: Suitable for achieving a particular end; convenient.
• Discretionary: Available for use at the discretion of the user.
• Convenient: Fitting in well with a person's needs, activities, and plans.

Related Idioms

• Tiện đâu làm đấy: To do something wherever is convenient.

  • Trời mưa, chúng tôi tiện đâu làm đấy. (It was raining, so we worked wherever was convenient.)

• Tiện thể: While you're at it; taking the convenient opportunity.

  • Tiện thể, anh mua giúp tôi tờ báo. (While you're at it, please buy me a newspaper.)