trấn giữ
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Definition
- Verb:
- To garrison; to guard; to defend: To station troops or forces at a strategically important location (like a border, fortress, or pass) in order to protect it, maintain control, and prevent invasion or attack. This is the core military and administrative meaning.
- To keep; to hold; to secure: To maintain control or possession over a place, position, or thing, ensuring its safety and stability.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Một đơn vị quân đội được cử đến để trấn giữ vùng biên giới. (An army unit was sent to garrison the border region.)
- Thành trì này đã được trấn giữ vững chắc suốt nhiều tháng. (This fortress was firmly defended for many months.)
- Anh ấy có nhiệm vụ trấn giữ vị trí then chốt này. (His duty is to hold this key position.)
Advanced Usage
- The word carries a formal and authoritative tone, often used in historical, military, or official contexts related to territorial control and sovereignty.
- It implies a sense of active, vigilant, and often long-term responsibility over a specific area.
Variants and Related Words
- Trấn thủ (v): A very close synonym, also meaning to garrison or defend a territory. The nuance can sometimes emphasize defensive guarding.
- Canh giữ (v): To guard, to watch over. This is more general and can apply to smaller areas or objects, lacking the large-scale administrative connotation of "trấn giữ".
- Bảo vệ (v): To protect. A broader, more common term for protection in various contexts, not specifically military garrisoning.
Synonyms
- Garrison: To station troops in a place to defend it.
- Defend: To protect from harm or attack.
- Guard: To watch over and protect.
- Hold: To keep possession or control of.
Related Idioms
- Trấn giữ non sông: To defend the country. This is a patriotic idiom referring to the duty of protecting the nation's territory.
- Những người lính đang ngày đêm trấn giữ non sông. (The soldiers are defending the country day and night.)