Definition

1. Verb:
   • To make contact / to get in touch: The primary meaning of "xúc tiếp" is to establish initial communication or connection with someone, often for a specific purpose. It implies a deliberate act of reaching out.
   • To come into contact: It can describe the act of physically or figuratively encountering or interacting with someone or something.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Nhà báo cần xúc tiếp với nhân chứng. (The journalist needs to get in touch with the witness.)
  • Chúng tôi đã xúc tiếp với công ty đối tác. (We have made contact with the partner company.)
  • Anh ấy không muốn xúc tiếp với người lạ. (He does not want to come into contact with strangers.)

Advanced Usage

• This term is considered somewhat formal or literary in modern Vietnamese and is less common in everyday speech than synonyms like "tiếp xúc" or "liên lạc."
• It often carries a nuance of initiating contact for official, professional, or investigative purposes.

Variants and Related Words

• Tiếp xúc (v): to contact, to be in contact, to interact. This is the more common and standard term.

  • Chúng ta nên tiếp xúc trực tiếp. (We should make direct contact.)

• Liên lạc (v): to contact, to communicate, to get in touch (often implies ongoing communication).

  • Tôi sẽ liên lạc với bạn sau. (I will contact you later.)

Synonyms

• Contact: to communicate with someone.
• Reach out: to initiate communication.
• Get in touch: to establish contact.

Notes on Usage

• "Xúc tiếp" is often used interchangeably with its more common variant "tiếp xúc," though "tiếp xúc" is the dominant form in contemporary usage.
• The word emphasizes the of initiating the contact rather than the state of being in contact.