Definition

1. Adverb:
   • Go ahead, feel free to: Used to give permission or encouragement to do something without hesitation or restriction.
   • Just, simply: Used to indicate that an action should be done straightforwardly, without overcomplicating things.

Usage Examples

• Giving permission/encouragement:
  • Nếu anh muốn dùng điện thoại, anh cứ việc. (If you want to use the phone, go right ahead.)
  • Cứ việc nghỉ ngơi đi, tôi sẽ lo phần còn lại. (Feel free to rest, I'll take care of the rest.)
• Indicating a simple, direct action:
  • Cứ việc nói sự thật, đừng lo lắng. (Just tell the truth, don't worry.)
  • Cứ việc bấm nút đó là máy sẽ chạy. (Simply press that button and the machine will start.)

Advanced Usage

• "Cứ việc mà + Verb": A common structure to strongly encourage an action.
  • Cứ việc mà ăn đi, còn nhiều lắm. (Go ahead and eat, there's plenty more.)
• Used to dismiss concerns or objections, implying the action is of no consequence to the speaker.
  • Anh cứ việc đi, đừng chờ tôi. (You just go ahead, don't wait for me.)

Variants and Related Words

• Cứ: (particle) Used to indicate persistence or continuation of an action (e.g., - just keep doing it).
• Việc: (noun) Matter, work, affair. In this phrase, it loses its nominal meaning and combines with to form an adverbial phrase.

Synonyms

• Cứ tự nhiên: Feel free, make yourself at home.
• Đừng ngại: Don't hesitate.
• Thoải mái đi: Relax, go ahead.

Related Phrases

• Mặc kệ: To ignore, to pay no mind to. (Has a more indifferent or dismissive tone than ).
  • Cứ mặc kệ nó đi. (Just ignore him/her.)

Related Idioms

• Cứ việc ăn no ngủ kỹ: An idiom meaning "Just eat well and sleep soundly," used to tell someone not to worry and to take care of themselves.
  • Con đừng lo, cứ việc ăn no ngủ kỹ. (Don't worry, child, just focus on eating well and sleeping soundly.)