tăng viện

Quân đội gửi thêm quân tăng viện đến mặt trận.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To reinforce / to send reinforcements: The primary meaning of "tăng viện" is to provide additional support, especially in the form of extra personnel, troops, or resources to strengthen an existing force or effort, often in a military or critical situation.
   • To augment / to supplement: It can also mean to increase support or aid in a more general context, adding to what is already available to make it more effective.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Bộ chỉ huy quyết định tăng viện một trung đoàn cho mặt trận. (The command decided to reinforce the front with a regiment.)
  • Cần tăng viện thêm nhân viên cho bộ phận chăm sóc khách hàng. (We need to augment the customer service department with more staff.)
  • Lực lượng cứu hộ được tăng viện sau khi thảm họa mở rộng. (The rescue force was reinforced after the disaster expanded.)

Advanced Usage

• "tăng viện hỏa lực": to provide firepower reinforcement.
  • Pháo binh được điều động để tăng viện hỏa lực. (The artillery was deployed to provide firepower reinforcement.)

Variants and Related Words

• Chi viện (v): to aid, to support (often with resources or logistics). This is a close synonym.

  • Các nước láng giềng đã chi viện lương thực. (Neighboring countries provided food aid.)

• Tiếp viện (v): to provide backup or relief support. It often implies support arriving in sequence or as relief.

  • Một đơn vị tiếp viện đã đến thay thế lực lượng kiệt sức. (A relief unit arrived to replace the exhausted force.)

Synonyms

• Reinforce: to strengthen with additional support.
• Augment: to make greater by adding to.
• Supplement: to add something to complete or enhance.

Related Idioms

Note: "Tăng viện" itself is a specific term and is not commonly used in figurative idioms. Its usage is typically direct and literal.