Definition

1. Verb (archaic):
   • To govern a country; to administer state affairs: The act of ruling, managing, and taking care of a nation's matters. This term carries a formal, classical connotation.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Các minh quân thời xưa rất chú trọng đến đạo trị quốc. (The wise kings of old placed great emphasis on the way of governing a country.)
  • Trị quốc an dân là mục tiêu của nhiều triều đại. (Governing the country and bringing peace to the people was the goal of many dynasties.)

Advanced Usage

• This term is primarily found in historical, philosophical, or literary contexts, often related to Confucian ideals of statecraft and benevolent rule.

Variants and Related Words

• Trị nước (v): A more common, less formal synonym meaning "to govern the country."

  • Nhà vua lo việc trị nước. (The king focused on governing the country.)

• Cai trị (v): to rule, to govern (can have a neutral or authoritarian tone).

  • Triều đại đó cai trị trong hơn ba trăm năm. (That dynasty ruled for over three hundred years.)

Synonyms

• To govern: To conduct the policy, actions, and affairs of a state.
• To administer: To manage the execution of state affairs.
• To rule: To exercise ultimate power or authority over a country.

Related Idioms and Classical Phrases

• Trị quốc, bình thiên hạ: A classical phrase meaning "to govern the country and bring peace to the world," describing the ultimate duty of a ruler.
  • Giấc mơ của ông ấy là trị quốc, bình thiên hạ. (His dream was to govern the country and bring peace to the world.)