tra vấn
Definition
- Verb:
- To interrogate: To question someone formally, thoroughly, and often aggressively, typically to obtain information or a confession, especially in a legal, police, or official context.
- To question / to examine: To ask someone detailed and pressing questions in order to scrutinize their knowledge, actions, or statements.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Cảnh sát đang tra vấn nghi phạm. (The police are interrogating the suspect.)
- Phóng viên tra vấn ứng viên về chính sách mới. (The reporter questioned the candidate about the new policy.)
- Thẩm phán tra vấn nhân chứng rất kỹ lưỡng. (The judge examined the witness very thoroughly.)
Advanced Usage
- The term often implies a formal, systematic, and sometimes intense line of questioning, carrying a stronger connotation than the more general "hỏi" (to ask).
Variants and Related Words
- Tra hỏi (v): A near-synonym, also meaning to interrogate or question closely. It is often used interchangeably with "tra vấn".
- Họ bắt đầu tra hỏi tất cả mọi người có mặt. (They began to question everyone present.)
Synonyms
- Interrogate: To question formally and systematically.
- Question: To ask questions, especially in a probing manner.
- Examine: To inquire into or inspect closely.
- Grill (informal): To question intensely and persistently.
Related Idioms
- While "tra vấn" itself is not typically part of a fixed idiom, the action it describes is central to phrases like:
- Đưa ra để tra vấn: To bring someone in for questioning.
- Chịu đựng cuộc tra vấn: To endure an interrogation.