tái võ trang
Definition
- Verb:
- To rearm: The primary meaning of "tái võ trang" is to supply with or acquire new weapons, military equipment, or military capabilities again, typically after a period of disarmament or reduced military strength.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Sau hiệp ước bị phá vỡ, quốc gia đó bắt đầu tái võ trang. (After the treaty was broken, that nation began to rearm.)
- Chính phủ lo ngại rằng lực lượng nổi dậy đang tái võ trang. (The government is concerned that the rebel force is rearming.)
Advanced Usage
- The term often carries a geopolitical or strategic context, implying a renewal of military buildup that can escalate tensions or an arms race.
- Việc tái võ trang hải quân đã làm căng thẳng khu vực leo thang. (The naval rearmament escalated regional tensions.)
Variants and Related Words
- Tái vũ trang: This is a variant with identical meaning and usage ("vũ trang" being a Sino-Vietnamese root for "armed").
- Cả hai bên đều bị cáo buộc tái vũ trang bí mật. (Both sides were accused of secretly rearming.)
Synonyms
- Rearm: to arm again.
- Remilitarize: to equip or prepare for war again.
Related Concepts
- Chạy đua vũ trang: arms race.
- Hành động tái võ trang có nguy cơ châm ngòi cho một cuộc chạy đua vũ trang mới. (The act of rearming risks sparking a new arms race.)
- Giải trừ quân bị: disarmament (the opposite process).