tái thiết
Definition
- Verb:
- To rebuild: To construct something again after it has been damaged or destroyed, often implying a large-scale or systematic effort, such as reconstructing a city, economy, or society.
- To reconstruct: To build or form something again, often with the goal of restoring it to its original state or improving its structure.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Chính phủ đang tái thiết thành phố sau trận động đất. (The government is rebuilding the city after the earthquake.)
- Nhiệm vụ quan trọng là tái thiết nền kinh tế quốc gia. (The important task is to reconstruct the national economy.)
- Họ cần nhiều năm để tái thiết lại cộng đồng. (They need many years to rebuild the community.)
Advanced Usage
- "tái thiết lại": The addition of "lại" (again) can emphasize the repetitive or restorative nature of the action, though "tái" already implies "again."
- Khu chợ đã được tái thiết lại hoàn toàn. (The market has been completely rebuilt.)
Variants and Related Words
Tái xây dựng (v): A near-synonym meaning "to rebuild" or "to reconstruct," often used interchangeably with "tái thiết."
- Kế hoạch tái xây dựng cơ sở hạ tầng. (The plan to rebuild the infrastructure.)
Phục hồi (v): To restore or recover. While related, it focuses more on returning to a former condition rather than the physical act of construction.
- Phục hồi hệ sinh thái. (To restore the ecosystem.)
Synonyms
- Rebuild: To build again.
- Reconstruct: To build or form again.
- Reestablish: To establish again, often used for systems or institutions.
Related Idioms
- Tái thiết cuộc đời: To rebuild one's life.
- Sau biến cố, bà ấy phải tái thiết cuộc đời mình. (After the incident, she had to rebuild her life.)