tựu chức
Definition
- Verb:
- To assume office; to take up a post: The formal act of arriving at and beginning one's duties in a new official position or role. This term is primarily used in historical or formal administrative contexts.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Vị tân bộ trưởng sẽ tựu chức vào tuần tới. (The new minister will assume office next week.)
- Sau lễ bổ nhiệm, ông ấy chính thức tựu chức. (After the appointment ceremony, he officially took up his post.)
Advanced Usage
- The term "tựu chức" is considered archaic or literary in modern Vietnamese. In contemporary usage, phrases like "nhận chức" (to receive a position) or "nhậm chức" (to take office) are more common.
Variants and Related Words
Nhậm chức (v): to take office; to be inaugurated. This is the standard modern equivalent.
- Tổng thống mới đã nhậm chức. (The new president has been inaugurated.)
Nhận chức (v): to accept an appointment to a position.
- Bà ấy vui vẻ nhận chức giám đốc. (She gladly accepted the appointment as director.)
Synonyms
- Assume office: to begin a term in an official position.
- Take up a post: to start work in an appointed job.
- Be inaugurated: to be formally inducted into office.
Notes on Usage
- "Tựu chức" specifically implies the act of and the duties associated with a formal appointment. It is not used for simply applying for or being offered a job.
- Due to its classical tone, it is most often encountered in historical texts, formal announcements, or ceremonial language.