No. 593 in Vietnamese
ủy
"Ủy" means "to delegate" or "authorize."
In a sentence
Tôi được ủy quyền thay mặt công ty ký hợp đồng.
I am authorized to sign the contract on behalf of the company.
In this sentence, 'ủy' is used within 'ủy quyền', meaning to delegate or authorize.
Họ thành lập một ủy ban điều tra các sự việc.
They established a committee to investigate the events.
Here, 'ủy' is part of the word 'ủy ban', which means a committee or council.
Chúng tôi phải ủy thác cho ngân hàng để quản lý tài khoản.
We have to entrust the bank to manage the account.
In this sentence, 'ủy' appears in 'ủy thác', meaning to entrust something to someone.
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