tri giao

Tri giao của ông ấy rất rộng, gồm nhiều người từ các ngành nghề khác nhau.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Acquaintance, friendship: A state of knowing and interacting with someone, often implying a mutual understanding and social connection that is more formal or established than a casual meeting.
   • A person one knows: Refers to the individual with whom one shares such a relationship.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Họ là những người tri giao lâu năm. (They are old acquaintances / have a long-standing friendship.)
  • Ông ấy có nhiều tri giao trong giới học thuật. (He has many acquaintances in academic circles.)
  • Mối tri giao đó đã giúp ích cho công việc của anh ấy. (That acquaintance/friendship was helpful for his work.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "tri giao" carries a classical or literary nuance and is often used in formal or written contexts to describe respectful, knowing relationships, sometimes with an intellectual or refined connotation.

Variants and Related Words

• Giao thiệp (v/n): to associate; social intercourse.

  • Công việc này đòi hỏi kỹ năng giao thiệp tốt. (This job requires good social skills.)

• Bạn bè (n): friends (generally more common and casual than "tri giao").

  • Tôi đi du lịch cùng bạn bè. (I travel with friends.)

Synonyms

• Acquaintance: A person one knows, but who is not a close friend.
• Friendship: The emotions or conduct of friends; the state of being friends.
• Association: A connection or relationship with someone.

Related Idioms

• While "tri giao" itself is not commonly found in modern idiomatic expressions, the concept relates to:
  • Kết giao: to befriend, to form a friendship.

    • Họ kết giao từ thời sinh viên. (They became friends during their student years.)