Definition

1. Verb:
   • To behave: To act or conduct oneself in a particular way, especially in relation to others or in a specific situation. It refers to one's manners, actions, and general deportment.
   • To deal with: To interact with or treat someone in a specified manner during social or personal interactions.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Anh ấy cư xử rất lịch sự với khách. (He behaves very politely towards guests.)
  • Làm thế nào để cư xử đúng mực trong tình huống này? (How should one behave properly in this situation?)
  • Cô ấy không biết cư xử với đồng nghiệp mới như thế nào. (She doesn't know how to deal with her new colleague.)

Advanced Usage

• The word "cư xử" often implies a moral or social judgment about the appropriateness of behavior. It is commonly used in contexts discussing ethics, manners, and interpersonal relationships.
• It can be used reflexively to describe one's own conduct, e.g., (must know how to behave).

Variants and Related Words

• Đối xử (v): To treat, to behave towards someone. While similar, often focuses more on the treatment given/received, whereas focuses more on the overall conduct.
  • Đối xử công bằng với mọi người. (To treat everyone fairly.)
• Hành xử (v): To act, to behave. This is a close synonym, often used in more formal or legal contexts.
  • Hành xử đúng pháp luật. (To act in accordance with the law.)

Synonyms

• Behave: To act in a specified way.
• Conduct oneself: To manage one's behavior.
• Comport oneself: To behave in a particular manner (formal).
• Treat: To act towards someone in a stated way.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Cư xử đúng mực: To behave properly/to have proper conduct.
  • Một người lịch sự luôn cư xử đúng mực. (A polite person always behaves properly.)
• Cư xử không phải phép: To behave improperly/to be ill-mannered.
  • Đứa trẻ đó cư xử không phải phép với người lớn. (That child behaved improperly towards the adults.)
• Biết điều, biết cư xử: To be tactful and know how to behave.
  • Cô ấy là người biết điều, biết cư xử. (She is a tactful person who knows how to behave.)

verb

1. to behave; to deal with