Definition

1. Verb:
   • To consider carefully, to weigh: To think about something thoroughly, examining its different aspects, advantages, and disadvantages before making a decision or forming an opinion.
   • To deliberate: To engage in careful thought or discussion, often slowly, before reaching a conclusion.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Bạn nên cân nhắc kỹ trước khi đồng ý. (You should consider carefully before agreeing.)
  • Hội đồng đang cân nhắc các phương án khác nhau. (The board is deliberating on different options.)
  • Cô ấy cân nhắc lợi hại của đề nghị này. (She weighed the pros and cons of this offer.)

Advanced Usage

• "cân nhắc từng câu từng chữ": To weigh every word; to be extremely careful and precise with language.
  • Nhà văn cân nhắc từng câu từng chữ trong bản thảo. (The writer weighed every word in the manuscript.)

Variants and Related Words

• Suy nghĩ (v): To think. (A more general term for thinking.)
• Xem xét (v): To examine, to review. (Often involves looking at details or evidence.)
• Đắn đo (v): To hesitate, to be in two minds. (Focuses on the state of indecision during consideration.)

Synonyms

• To consider: To think about something carefully.
• To weigh: To evaluate the value or importance of different factors.
• To deliberate: To think or discuss slowly and formally.

Related Idioms

• Cân nhắc lợi hại: To weigh the advantages and disadvantages; to calculate the benefits and harms.
  • Việc cân nhắc lợi hại là bước quan trọng trong ra quyết định. (Weighing the pros and cons is an important step in decision-making.)

verb

1. To consider carefully, to weigh the pros and cons of
   • cân nhắc từng câu từng chữ
     to consider carefully each sentence, each word
   • cân nhắc lợi hại
     to weigh the pros and cons