Definition

1. Verb:
   • To overhaul, to completely repair or renovate: "đại tu" refers to the action of conducting a major, comprehensive repair, restoration, or renovation of a machine, vehicle, system, or large structure. It implies work that is more extensive than regular maintenance.
   • To reform, to revamp fundamentally: In a broader or figurative sense, "đại tu" can describe the act of making fundamental and comprehensive changes to a system, process, or organization.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Nhà máy sẽ đại tu toàn bộ dây chuyền sản xuất vào cuối năm. (The factory will overhaul the entire production line at the end of the year.)
  • Sau vụ tai nạn, chiếc máy bay cần được đại tu. (After the accident, the airplane needed a complete overhaul.)
  • Chính phủ đang lên kế hoạch đại tu hệ thống giáo dục. (The government is planning a fundamental overhaul of the education system.)

Advanced Usage

• "tiến hành đại tu": to carry out/conduct an overhaul.

  • Công ty tiến hành đại tu nhà máy thủy điện. (The company carried out an overhaul of the hydroelectric plant.)

• "công cuộc đại tu": the overhaul project/process (often used for large-scale projects).

  • Công cuộc đại tu cầu đường đang được triển khai. (The road and bridge overhaul project is being implemented.)

Variants and Related Words

• Tu sửa (v): to repair, to renovate (general term, less extensive than "đại tu").
• Bảo dưỡng (v/n): to maintain / maintenance (routine care, less extensive than overhaul).
• Cải tạo (v): to renovate, to remodel (often for buildings or land, can be similar in scale but with a focus on improvement/modernization).
• Sửa chữa (v): to fix, to repair (general term for repairs).

Synonyms

• Cải tổ (v): to reorganize, to restructure (often used for organizations or systems).
• Làm mới lại (v): to renew, to make new again.

Related Phrases (Collocations)

• Đại tu động cơ: engine overhaul.
• Đại tu nhà cửa: house renovation/overhaul.
• Đại tu hệ thống: system overhaul/revamp.

1. Overhaul