trữ
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Definition
- Verb:
- To store (up): To keep or accumulate a relatively large quantity of something in a specific place for future use.
- To reserve: To set aside and save something for later.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Người dân đang trữ nước sạch trước khi bão đến. (People are storing clean water before the storm arrives.)
- Công ty đó trữ một lượng lớn nguyên liệu trong kho. (That company stores a large amount of raw materials in the warehouse.)
- Chúng ta nên trữ một ít tiền cho những trường hợp khẩn cấp. (We should reserve some money for emergencies.)
Advanced Usage
- "trữ tình": lyrical (adjective). This is a fixed literary term describing something expressive of personal emotions or feelings, not a direct variant of the verb "trữ".
- Bài thơ đó có giọng điệu trữ tình sâu lắng. (That poem has a deeply lyrical tone.)
Variants and Related Words
Tích trữ (v): to accumulate, to stockpile. Emphasizes the gradual gathering and saving over time.
- Họ tích trữ vàng như một cách dự phòng. (They accumulate gold as a precaution.)
Dự trữ (v/n): to reserve; a reserve. Often used for official or planned reserves.
- Ngân hàng nhà nước có quỹ dự trữ ngoại tệ. (The central bank has a foreign currency reserve.)
Tồn trữ (v): to keep in storage, to inventory. Often used in commercial or logistical contexts.
- Hàng hóa tồn trữ lâu ngày có thể bị hư hỏng. (Goods kept in storage for a long time may be damaged.)
Synonyms
- Store: To keep something for future use.
- Stockpile: To accumulate a large stock of goods or materials.
- Save: To keep something, especially money, for use in the future.
Related Idioms
- Trữ hờm (Southern Vietnamese dialect): To store something away, often secretly or in a hidden manner.
- Ông ấy trữ hờm mấy chai rượu quý dưới hầm. (He stashed away a few bottles of precious wine in the cellar.)