tuyển tập

Tôi mua một tuyển tập thơ tại hiệu sách.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A collection / A selection: A book or publication containing a curated selection of works (such as writings, poems, articles, or essays) by one author or multiple authors, often centered on a specific theme, period, or genre.
   • An anthology / A compendium: A published volume assembling chosen pieces, typically representing the best or most significant works in a particular field.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Đây là tuyển tập truyện ngắn hay nhất của ông ấy. (This is his best short story collection.)
  • Tôi vừa mua một tuyển tập thơ Việt Nam thế kỷ 20. (I just bought an anthology of 20th-century Vietnamese poetry.)
  • Tuyển tập này bao gồm các bài nghiên cứu đã được công bố. (This compendium includes previously published research papers.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is often used in formal titles of published works.
  • "Tuyển Tập Văn Học Dân Gian" ("Folk Literature Anthology").
• It implies a process of careful selection and editing, not merely a random assembly.

Variants and Related Words

• Tuyển chọn (v): to select, to choose carefully. This is the verb form related to the selective process implied in "tuyển tập".
  • Ban biên tập đang tuyển chọn bài viết cho sách. (The editorial board is selecting articles for the book.)

Synonyms

• Anthology: A published collection of writings by various authors.
• Compilation: Something collected or assembled from various sources.
• Collection: A group of items gathered together.
• Selected works: Writings chosen as the best or most representative.

Related Terms

• Tập hợp (v/n): to gather / a gathering. This is a more general term for any assembly of items or people, without the connotation of careful selection for publication.
• Hợp tuyển (n): A synonym for "tuyển tập", also meaning an anthology or selection, though slightly less common in modern usage.