Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Credulous, gullible: Describes a person who is too willing to believe what others say, often without sufficient evidence or critical thought, making them easily deceived or tricked.

Usage

• The word cả tin is used to describe a person's character or a temporary state of being overly trusting. It often carries a negative or cautionary connotation, implying a lack of skepticism or worldly wisdom.
• It is commonly used in contexts involving deception, persuasion, or advice about being careful.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Cô ấy quá cả tin nên dễ bị lừa. (She is too gullible, so she is easily fooled.)
  • Đừng có cả tin như vậy, phải kiểm tra thông tin trước đã. (Don't be so credulous; you must check the information first.)
  • Bản tính anh ấy rất cả tin, luôn nghĩ mọi người đều tốt. (His nature is very gullible; he always thinks everyone is good.)

Advanced Usage

• "cả tin một cách ngây thơ": gullible in a naive way.

  • Đứa trẻ cả tin một cách ngây thơ vào những lời hứa của người lạ. (The child is gullible in a naive way about strangers' promises.)

• "tính cả tin": gullible nature.

  • Tính cả tin của anh ta khiến anh gặp rắc rối nhiều lần. (His gullible nature has gotten him into trouble many times.)

Variants and Related Words

• Ngây thơ (adj): Innocent, naive. While ngây thơ can imply a lack of experience, cả tin specifically highlights a tendency to believe others too readily.
• Dễ bị lừa (phrase): Easily deceived. This is a descriptive phrase rather than a direct synonym.
• Khờ dại (adj): Foolish, silly. This is a stronger, more derogatory term implying stupidity, whereas cả tin focuses on excessive trust.

Synonyms

• Dễ tin người: Easy to trust people.
• Cả dễ: (Less common, regional) Gullible.

Related Idioms

• "Tin vặt": To believe in trivial/unreliable things. This idiom describes the action, while cả tin describes the characteristic.

  • Chỉ có kẻ cả tin mới tin vặt những lời đồn đó. (Only a gullible person would believe in those trivial rumors.)

• "Cả tin cả nhắm": (Colloquial) To be completely gullible and unquestioning.

  • Nó nghe lời hắn một cách cả tin cả nhắm. (He listened to him in a completely gullible and unquestioning way.)

1. Credulous, gullible