Definition

1. Verb:
   • To submit a formal written request or petition: This is the primary legal and administrative meaning. It refers to the formal act of presenting an official document, such as a petition, application, or complaint, to an authority, court, or office for consideration.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Người dân đệ đơn khiếu nại lên chính quyền. (The people submitted a complaint petition to the authorities.)
  • Công ty sẽ đệ đơn xin giấy phép vào tuần tới. (The company will file an application for a license next week.)
  • Luật sư khuyên anh ấy đệ đơn kiện. (The lawyer advised him to file a lawsuit.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is formal and is almost exclusively used in official, legal, or bureaucratic contexts. It implies a procedural step within a system.
• "đệ đơn từ chức": to submit a letter of resignation.
  • Giám đốc đã đệ đơn từ chức. (The director submitted his resignation letter.)

Variants and Related Words

• Nộp đơn (v): This is a more general and common term for "to submit an application/form." While similar, can be used in both formal and informal contexts (e.g., applying for a job), whereas is specifically formal/official.
  • Cô ấy nộp đơn xin việc tại năm công ty. (She applied for jobs at five companies.)

Synonyms

• File: to place a document on official record.
• Submit: to present for review or judgment.
• Lodge: to formally submit (a complaint, claim, etc.).

Related Idioms

• While there is no direct idiom with , the action is central to the common phrase:
  • Đi đêm về hôm: (Literally: to go at night, return at dusk) This idiom describes the arduous, time-consuming effort often involved in "running paperwork" or petitioning authorities, which includes the act of đệ đơn.

verb

1. to lay a petition