tồn trữ

Người nông dân tồn trữ lúa trong kho sau mùa thu hoạch.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To stockpile / To store: The primary meaning of "tồn trữ" is to accumulate and keep a supply of goods, materials, or resources for future use, often implying a deliberate, systematic, or large-scale action.
   • To reserve / To keep in reserve: It can also mean to hold something back or set it aside for later, similar to putting something into storage.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Các siêu thị đang tồn trữ hàng hóa trước mùa bão. (Supermarkets are stockpiling goods before the storm season.)
  • Chính phủ khuyến cáo không nên tồn trữ thực phẩm quá mức cần thiết. (The government advises against storing food beyond what is necessary.)
  • Họ tồn trữ nước sạch trong các bể chứa lớn. (They store clean water in large tanks.)

Advanced Usage

• "tồn trữ chiến lược": strategic stockpiling/reserve.
  • Quốc gia này có kế hoạch tồn trữ chiến lược về dầu mỏ. (This country has a strategic petroleum reserve plan.)

Variants and Related Words

• Tích trữ (v): to accumulate, to hoard. This is a close synonym, sometimes with a more neutral or personal connotation.

  • Nông dân tích trữ thóc cho mùa đông. (Farmers accumulate rice for the winter.)

• Dự trữ (v): to reserve, to have in reserve. Often used for official or planned reserves.

  • Ngân hàng phải dự trữ một lượng tiền mặt nhất định. (The bank must reserve a certain amount of cash.)

Synonyms

• Stockpile: To accumulate a large supply of something.
• Store: To keep or accumulate something for future use.
• Hoard: To accumulate and hide or store away, often with a connotation of secrecy or excess.

Related Concepts

• Kho tồn trữ: Storage warehouse.

  • Hàng hóa được đưa vào kho tồn trữ. (The goods are moved into the storage warehouse.)

• Lượng tồn trữ: Stock level, inventory.

  • Lượng tồn trữ gạo đang ở mức an toàn. (The rice stock level is at a safe point.)