Definition

1. Noun:
   • Inborn nature or innate character: The inherent and unchangeable qualities or traits that a person is born with.
   • Natural predisposition: A person's native tendency or inherent capacity for a particular quality or behavior.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Cô ấy có bẩm chất thông minh. (She has an innate intelligence.)
  • Bẩm chất của anh ấy là trung thực và ngay thẳng. (His inborn nature is honesty and integrity.)
  • Nhạc sĩ đó có bẩm chất nghệ thuật từ nhỏ. (That musician had an artistic predisposition from childhood.)

Advanced Usage

• The word "bẩm chất" is often used in formal, literary, or analytical contexts to discuss the fundamental, often positive, qualities that define a person's core being. It implies these traits are foundational and not easily acquired through learning.

Variants and Related Words

• Bẩm sinh (adj): innate, inborn, congenital.
  • Tài năng bẩm sinh (innate talent).
• Bản chất (n): essence, true nature (can be used more broadly for things and people, not strictly inborn).
  • Bản chất của vấn đề (the essence of the problem).

Synonyms

• Innate nature: The inherent character of a person.
• Inborn trait: A quality present from birth.
• Predisposition: A natural tendency or inclination.
• Constitution (in a moral/character sense): The natural makeup of a person.

Related Idioms

• "Bẩm chất khó dời": Literally "inborn nature is hard to change," similar to "a leopard cannot change its spots." It emphasizes the permanence of one's innate character.
  • Anh ấy vẫn tham lam, đúng là bẩm chất khó dời. (He is still greedy; truly, inborn nature is hard to change.)

noun

1. Nature, inborn trait
   • bẩm chất thông minh
     to be intelligent by nature