tái diễn
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Definition
- Verb:
- To happen again, to re-occur, to repeat: Refers to an event, situation, or action occurring another time, often after a period has passed. It is frequently used for undesirable or negative events.
- To be re-staged, to be performed again: Used in the context of arts and entertainment, meaning a play, show, or performance is presented to an audience once more.
Usage Examples
- Verb (to re-occur):
- Mong rằng sai lầm đó sẽ không tái diễn. (Let's hope that mistake does not happen again.)
- Tình trạng ùn tắc giao thông tái diễn vào giờ cao điểm. (The traffic congestion re-occurs during rush hour.)
- Verb (to be re-staged):
- Vở kịch thành công sẽ được tái diễn vào tuần tới. (The successful play will be performed again next week.)
Advanced Usage
- The word often carries a negative connotation when referring to events, implying the recurrence of something problematic, dangerous, or unfortunate that should be prevented.
- Chính phủ tìm cách ngăn chặn thảm họa tái diễn. (The government seeks to prevent the disaster from recurring.)
Variants and Related Words
- Diễn ra (v): to take place, to happen (the base verb for an event occurring).
- Buổi họp sẽ diễn ra vào lúc 9 giờ. (The meeting will take place at 9 o'clock.)
- Lặp lại (v): to repeat (can refer to both actions and events, but is more general and can be used for neutral or positive repetition).
- Xin hãy lặp lại câu hỏi. (Please repeat the question.)
Synonyms
- Re-occur: to happen another time.
- Recur: to happen repeatedly or periodically.
- Repeat: to do or happen again.
Related Idioms
- Tái diễn cảnh cũ: Literally "the old scene re-occurs," meaning a past (usually negative) situation is repeating itself.
- Hai công ty lại tranh chấp, tái diễn cảnh cũ từ năm ngoái. (The two companies are in dispute again, repeating the old scene from last year.)