Definition

1. Verb:
   • (Sports) To play doubles: To participate in a match or game as a pair, especially in racket sports like tennis or badminton.
   • (General) To pair up, to team up: To join with another person to form a pair for a common activity or purpose.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Họ quyết định đánh đôi trong giải quần vợt. (They decided to play doubles in the tennis tournament.)
  • Hai công ty này thường đánh đôi trong các dự án lớn. (These two companies often team up for large projects.)

Advanced Usage

• "đánh đôi với ai": to pair/team up with someone.
  • Anh ấy thích đánh đôi với đồng nghiệp có kinh nghiệm. (He likes to team up with an experienced colleague.)

Variants and Related Words

• Đánh đơn (verb): To play singles (in sports).
• Cặp đôi (noun): A pair, a duo.
• Hợp tác (verb): To cooperate, to collaborate (a more general term for working together).

Synonyms

• Kết đôi: To pair up.
• Hợp lực: To join forces.

Related Phrases

• Chơi đôi (verb): Often used interchangeably with "đánh đôi" in casual contexts, especially for games.
  • Chúng tôi sẽ chơi đôi trong trận cầu lông. (We will play doubles in the badminton match.)

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