tụ đầu
Definition
- Verb:
- To gather together / to assemble: The primary meaning of "tụ đầu" is for a group of people to come together, meet, or congregate in one place, often for a specific purpose or discussion.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Nhóm bạn cũ tụ đầu ở quán cà phê. (The old friends gathered together at the coffee shop.)
- Họ tụ đầu để bàn kế hoạch. (They assembled to discuss the plan.)
Advanced Usage
- "tụ đầu tụ đuôi": This is a common reduplicative phrase that emphasizes a full, complete gathering of a group, often with all key members present.
- Gia đình tụ đầu tụ đuôi trong dịp Tết. (The family gathered completely for the Tet holiday.)
Variants and Related Words
Tụ tập (v): to gather, to assemble (a more common and general synonym).
- Đám đông tụ tập trước tòa nhà. (The crowd gathered in front of the building.)
Họp mặt (v): to meet, to have a meeting or reunion.
- Cựu học sinh họp mặt hàng năm. (The alumni meet annually.)
Synonyms
- Assemble: to come together as a group.
- Congregate: to gather into a crowd or mass.
- Convene: to come together for a meeting.
Related Idioms
- Tụ đầu tụ đuôi: As mentioned in Advanced Usage, this idiom stresses the idea of a complete gathering where everyone is present, from the "head" to the "tail" of the group.