tăng gia
Definition
- Verb:
- To increase production (especially of food): The primary meaning of "tăng gia" is to augment or expand output, typically in the context of agriculture, husbandry, or small-scale farming to produce more food or goods.
- To cultivate or raise additionally: It refers to the specific action of planting extra crops or raising additional livestock beyond a main yield, often on a supplementary basis.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Gia đình tôi tăng gia trồng rau sau vườn. (My family increases production by growing vegetables in the backyard.)
- Hợp tác xã khuyến khích các hộ tăng gia chăn nuôi. (The cooperative encourages households to increase livestock raising.)
- Ông ấy tăng gia được hai trăm gốc sắn. (He cultivated an additional two hundred cassava plants.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is most commonly seen in the compound phrase "tăng gia sản xuất", which means "to increase production" or "to boost output." While "tăng gia" alone is a shortened form of this, it carries the same core meaning.
- Phong trào tăng gia sản xuất được phát động khắp nơi. (The movement to increase production was launched everywhere.)
Variants and Related Words
- Tăng gia sản xuất (v): to increase production, to boost output. This is the full, most standard form of the term.
- Mục tiêu là tăng gia sản xuất lương thực. (The goal is to increase food production.)
Synonyms
- Increase/Expand production: To make the output greater.
- Cultivate additionally: To grow extra crops.
- Boost output: To enhance the amount produced.
Related Idioms
- While "tăng gia" itself is not typically used in idioms, it is a key term in socio-economic slogans and policies, especially historically, related to self-sufficiency and agricultural development.