Definition

1. Verb:
   • To push up; to step up; to speed up: To increase the intensity, speed, or scale of an activity, process, or effort. It implies applying force or effort to make something progress more strongly or quickly.
   • To promote; to advance: To actively encourage the development or growth of something, such as a policy, campaign, or initiative.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Chính phủ đang đẩy mạnh sản xuất nông nghiệp. (The government is stepping up agricultural production.)
  • Chúng ta cần đẩy mạnh công tác tuyên truyền về an toàn giao thông. (We need to intensify the propaganda work on traffic safety.)
  • Công ty quyết định đẩy mạnh quảng cáo sản phẩm mới. (The company decided to promote the new product aggressively.)

Advanced Usage

• "đẩy mạnh cải cách": to accelerate/push forward reforms.

  • Việc đẩy mạnh cải cách hành chính là rất cần thiết. (Accelerating administrative reform is very necessary.)

• "đẩy mạnh hợp tác": to enhance/promote cooperation.

  • Hai nước cam kết đẩy mạnh hợp tác trên nhiều lĩnh vực. (The two countries committed to enhancing cooperation in many fields.)

Variants and Related Words

• Đẩy nhanh (v): to accelerate, to speed up (often focusing more on speed).

  • Họ phải đẩy nhanh tiến độ thi công. (They have to accelerate the construction progress.)

• Thúc đẩy (v): to promote, to propel, to stimulate (often implying a driving force behind development).

  • Khoa học công nghệ thúc đẩy phát triển kinh tế. (Science and technology promote economic development.)

Synonyms

• Intensify: To make something stronger or more extreme.
• Boost: To help or encourage something to increase or improve.
• Promote: To support and encourage actively.

Related Idioms

Note: "đẩy mạnh" itself is a standard verb phrase and is not typically used in figurative idioms. Its meaning is direct and action-oriented.

1. Push up, step up, speed up
2. Topush up production