giao lưu

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 交流 (“to merge into a single flow”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zaːw˧˧ liw˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [jaːw˧˧ lɨw˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [jaːw˧˧ lɨw˧˧]

Verb

giao lưu

1. to exchange (ideas, discourse, etc.)

   giao lưu văn hoá ― a cultural exchange

2. to make friends or network with new people

   Thời buổi này phải giao lưu mới khá lên được.

   You have to network in order to advance your prospect these days.