Definition

1. Verb:
   • To settle, to pay off, to cover: The primary meaning of "trang trải" is to arrange payment for a debt, bill, or financial obligation, ensuring it is fully settled.
   • To manage, to make ends meet: It extends to the general act of managing one's finances or expenses to cover the costs of living or a specific situation.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Anh ấy đang cố gắng trang trải các khoản nợ cũ. (He is trying to settle his old debts.)
  • Thu nhập ít ỏi khó lòng trang trải cho cuộc sống gia đình. (The meager income is hardly enough to cover the family's living expenses.)
  • Cô ấy đã trang trải xong hóa đơn viện phí. (She has finished paying off the hospital bill.)

Advanced Usage

• "trang trải chi phí": to cover costs.
  • Khoản vay giúp họ trang trải chi phí học tập. (The loan helped them cover their study costs.)

Variants and Related Words

• Thanh toán (v): to pay, to settle. This is a more general and common synonym for the act of payment.
  • Họ đã thanh toán hóa đơn. (They paid the bill.)

Synonyms

• Settle: to pay what is owed.
• Cover: to provide money for specific costs.
• Manage (expenses): to handle financial resources.

Related Idioms

• Trang trải gánh nặng tài chính: to shoulder/bear the financial burden.
  • Người cha già phải trang trải gánh nặng tài chính cho cả nhà. (The old father has to shoulder the financial burden for the whole family.)