vũ lực

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Armed force; military force: Refers to organized groups equipped for combat, such as an army, police, or militia.
   • Violence; physical force: Refers to the use of physical power to inflict harm, damage, or coercion, especially in a conflict or unlawful context.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Chính phủ không muốn sử dụng vũ lực để giải quyết tranh chấp. (The government does not want to use armed force to resolve the dispute.)
  • Mọi hành động vũ lực trong biểu tình đều bị lên án. (Any act of violence during the protests was condemned.)
  • Họ bị đàn áp bằng vũ lực. (They were suppressed by force.)

Advanced Usage

• "bạo lực/vũ lực": This pairing is often used to emphasize physical, coercive force.
  • Không được dung thứ cho bất kỳ hình thức bạo lực hay vũ lực nào. (No form of violence or force should be tolerated.)

Variants and Related Words

• Vũ trang (adj): armed, military.

  • lực lượng vũ trang (armed forces)

• Bạo lực (n): violence, often with a connotation of brutality or unlawfulness.

  • bạo lực gia đình (domestic violence)

Synonyms

• Force: The capacity to do work or cause change; coercive power.
• Violence: Behavior involving physical force intended to hurt, damage, or kill.
• Might: Great and impressive power or strength, especially of a nation's military.

Related Idioms

• Dùng đến vũ lực: To resort to force/violence.
  • Đàm phán thất bại, họ đã phải dùng đến vũ lực. (Negotiations failed, and they had to resort to force.)