Definition

1. Preposition:
   • In defiance of; despite; in spite of: Used to indicate that an action proceeds or a situation exists even when confronted with opposition, danger, or adverse conditions. It carries a strong connotation of willfully ignoring or challenging obstacles.
   • Regardless of; irrespective of: Used to show that something is not affected or considered, emphasizing disregard for specific factors.

Usage Examples

• Preposition:
  • Anh ấy vẫn tiến lên bất chấp nguy hiểm. (He kept advancing regardless of the danger.)
  • Bất chấp trời mưa, trận đấu vẫn diễn ra. (Despite the rain, the match still took place.)
  • Công ty hành động bất chấp mọi lời cảnh báo. (The company acted in defiance of all warnings.)

Advanced Usage

• "bất chấp tất cả": despite everything; against all odds.

  • Bất chấp tất cả, cô ấy đã thành công. (Against all odds, she succeeded.)

• "bất chấp hậu quả": regardless of the consequences.

  • Hắn làm điều đó bất chấp hậu quả. (He did it regardless of the consequences.)

Variants and Related Words

• Mặc kệ (prep/verb): to disregard; to ignore (often used in spoken language with a similar sense of willful neglect).
  • Nó mặc kệ lời khuyên của tôi. (He disregarded my advice.)

Synonyms

• Despite: without being affected by.
• In spite of: notwithstanding.
• Defying: openly resisting or challenging.

Related Idioms

• Bất chấp đúng sai: regardless of right or wrong.

  • Họ ủng hộ anh ta bất chấp đúng sai. (They supported him regardless of right or wrong.)

• Bất chấp thủ đoạn: by any means necessary; unscrupulously.

  • Hắn ta muốn giành chiến thắng bất chấp thủ đoạn. (He wanted to win by any means necessary.)

1. In defiance of, regardless of
   • bất chấp nguy hiểm
     regardless of danger
   • bất chấp mọi vũ khí tối tân của đối phương
     in defiance of all modern weapons of the adversary