Definition

1. Verb:
   • To help bring about, to facilitate the success of: "tác thành" means to actively support or assist someone in achieving a specific, often positive, goal or outcome. It implies contributing to the successful completion or realization of something for another person's benefit.
   • To establish, to set up (archaic/formal): In some contexts, particularly older or more formal usage, it can mean to establish or arrange something for someone, such as a marriage or career.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Anh ấy đã tác thành cho cuộc hôn nhân của hai người bạn. (He helped bring about the marriage of his two friends.)
  • Người thầy tác thành cho ước mơ của nhiều thế hệ học trò. (The teacher facilitated the dreams of many generations of students.)
  • Cha mẹ luôn mong muốn tác thành những điều tốt đẹp cho con cái. (Parents always wish to help bring about good things for their children.)

Advanced Usage

• "tác thành nhân duyên": to help foster a romantic relationship or marriage.

  • Bà ấy rất thích tác thành nhân duyên cho các cặp đôi trẻ. (She really enjoys helping to foster relationships for young couples.)

• "tác thành đại sự": to help accomplish a great undertaking.

  • Họ cùng nhau tác thành đại sự cho quê hương. (They worked together to help accomplish a great undertaking for their homeland.)

Variants and Related Words

• Thành tựu (n): achievement, accomplishment. (Focuses on the result, while "tác thành" focuses on the act of facilitating.)
• Hỗ trợ (v): to support, to assist. (A more general and common synonym for support.)
• Giúp đỡ (v): to help. (A very common and general term for help.)

Synonyms

• Giúp cho thành công: to help (someone) succeed.
• Hỗ trợ để đạt được: to support in achieving.
• Tạo điều kiện thuận lợi: to create favorable conditions.

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

Note: As "tác thành" is a single verb in Vietnamese, it does not combine with other words to form phrasal verbs in the same way English verbs do. Its meaning is modified by the object that follows it.

Related Idioms

• "Tác thành chuyện tốt": to help make a good thing happen.
  • Chúng tôi chỉ muốn tác thành chuyện tốt cho mọi người. (We only want to help make good things happen for everyone.)
• "Ơn tác thành": the favor/grace of facilitation (a formal expression of gratitude for someone's help in making something successful).
  • Xin ghi nhớ ơn tác thành của ngài. (Please accept our gratitude for your gracious help in making this happen.)

verb

1. to support to an aim