Definition

1. Verb:
   • To help; to assist; to aid: To provide support or assistance to someone, making a task easier or possible. It implies active participation in overcoming a difficulty or completing a work.
   • To support; to lend a hand: To give necessary backing or resources to a person or cause.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Cảm ơn bạn đã trợ giúp tôi. (Thank you for helping me.)
  • Tổ chức này trợ giúp các gia đình khó khăn. (This organization assists families in need.)
  • Anh ấy sẵn sàng trợ giúp khi có sự cố. (He is ready to lend support when there is a problem.)

Advanced Usage

• The word "trợ giúp" is often used in formal, official, or written contexts (e.g., in documents, news, or organizational names) to denote systematic or official assistance.
  • Gói trợ giúp tài chính đã được phê duyệt. (The financial aid package has been approved.)

Variants and Related Words

• Hỗ trợ (v): to support; to back. Often used interchangeably with "trợ giúp" but can imply a more sustained or foundational level of support.

  • Phần mềm hỗ trợ dịch thuật. (Translation support software.)

• Giúp đỡ (v): to help; to assist. This is the most common and general synonym, suitable for both everyday and formal situations.

  • Mọi người cùng nhau giúp đỡ. (Everyone helps each other.)

Synonyms

• Aid: To provide what is useful or necessary.
• Assist: To give support or help, especially as a subordinate.
• Help: The most general term for making it easier for someone to do something.

Related Phrases and Collocations

• Trợ giúp pháp lý: legal aid.

  • Nạn nhân được cung cấp trợ giúp pháp lý miễn phí. (The victim was provided with free legal aid.)

• Trợ giúp nhân đạo: humanitarian aid.

  • Các tổ chức quốc tế gửi trợ giúp nhân đạo đến vùng thiên tai. (International organizations send humanitarian aid to the disaster area.)

• Trợ giúp viên: aide; assistant (a person whose job is to help).

  • Trợ giúp viên hành chính làm việc tại văn phòng. (The administrative aide works in the office.)