Definition

1. Verb phrase:
   • To go together, to be paired: Indicates that two or more things naturally belong together, are used together, or complement each other.
   • To match, to correspond: Suggests a close association, harmony, or correlation between two elements, where one is often linked to or a consequence of the other.

Usage Examples

• Verb phrase:
  • Quyền lợi luôn đi đôi với trách nhiệm. (Rights always go together with responsibilities.)
  • Hai khái niệm này đi đôi với nhau. (These two concepts go hand in hand.)
  • Sự phát triển kinh tế phải đi đôi với bảo vệ môi trường. (Economic development must go together with environmental protection.)

Advanced Usage

• "đi đôi với": This is the most common construction, meaning "to go together with," "to be accompanied by," or "to be paired with." It emphasizes a necessary or inherent connection.
  • Lý thuyết cần đi đôi với thực hành. (Theory needs to go hand in hand with practice.)

Variants and Related Words

• Song hành (verb): To go parallel, to accompany. Often used in more formal or literary contexts.
  • Hai dự án tiến triển song hành. (The two projects progressed in parallel.)
• Đi kèm (verb phrase): To accompany, to come with. Focuses more on one thing accompanying another.
  • Báo cáo đi kèm nhiều tài liệu tham khảo. (The report comes with many reference documents.)

Synonyms

• Gắn liền: To be attached to, to be inseparable from.
• Liên quan mật thiết: To be closely related.

Related Phrases

• Đi đôi chân: This is a literal phrase meaning "to go on foot" and is not a variant of the target phrase "đi đôi." It is listed here to avoid confusion.
  • Chúng tôi đi đôi chân ra chợ. (We walked to the market.)

Related Idioms

• Đi đôi giày: This is a literal phrase meaning "to wear a pair of shoes." It is not an idiom derived from the target phrase "đi đôi."
  • Anh ấy đi đôi giày mới. (He is wearing a new pair of shoes.)

1. Go together, match
   • Hai cái bình đi đôi với nhau
     The two vases match