trưng

Definition

Verb:
- To bid for / to tender for: To offer a price or propose to undertake a project, especially a public contract or the right to collect taxes. This is an abbreviation of "trưng thầu".
- To display ostentatiously / to show off: To exhibit something, often in a conspicuous or boastful manner.
- To requisition / to commandeer: To officially demand the use of property or materials, especially for public service.
Adjective:
- Very bright / brilliantly lit: Describing a light that is intensely bright or a space that is flooded with light.

Usage Examples

Verb (to bid/tender):
- Công ty đó đang trưng thuế chợ. (That company is bidding for the right to collect market taxes.)
Verb (to display):
- Cô ấy thích trưng quần áo đẹp. (She likes to show off her beautiful clothes.)
Verb (to requisition):
- Nhà nước trưng dụng đất để xây đường. (The state requisitioned land to build a road.)
Adjective (bright):
- Căn phòng sáng trưng. (The room is brilliantly lit.)

Advanced Usage

"trưng bày": to exhibit, to display (often in a formal or artistic context).
- Bảo tàng trưng bày nhiều cổ vật. (The museum exhibits many antiquities.)
"trưng thu": to confiscate, to requisition (especially property).
- Tài sản bị trưng thu theo lệnh của tòa án. (The assets were confiscated by court order.)

Variants and Related Words

Trưng thầu (v): to tender, to bid for a contract. This is the full form of the abbreviated "trưng".
- Họ tham gia trưng thầu dự án xây cầu. (They participated in the tender for the bridge construction project.)
Trưng cầu (v): to solicit, to seek (especially opinions).
- Trưng cầu ý kiến công chúng. (To solicit public opinion.)

Synonyms

Related Idioms

Trưng ra vẻ: to put on airs, to act pretentiously.
- Anh ta hay trưng ra vẻ ta đây giàu có. (He often puts on airs of being wealthy.)

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