Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Resolute; determined: Having a firm and unwavering mind; showing strong determination to achieve a goal.
   • Wholehearted; earnest: Doing something with complete sincerity, dedication, and focus.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Anh ấy chí tâm học tập để đạt được học bổng. (He is determined to study hard to get the scholarship.)
  • Với tấm lòng chí tâm, cô ấy đã hoàn thành công việc một cách xuất sắc. (With a wholehearted spirit, she completed the task excellently.)

Advanced Usage

• "chí tâm chí lực": To put one's whole heart and all one's strength into something; to be utterly devoted and exert maximum effort.
  • Họ đã chí tâm chí lực xây dựng lại ngôi làng sau cơn bão. (They devoted all their heart and strength to rebuilding the village after the storm.)

Variants and Related Words

• Chí (志): Will, ambition, aspiration. This is the root character in "chí tâm".
• Quyết tâm (决心): Determination, resolve. A close synonym often used in similar contexts.
• Thành tâm (诚心): Sincerity, good faith. Focuses more on honesty of heart rather than determination.

Synonyms

• Kiên quyết (坚决): Firm, resolute.
• Tận tâm (尽心): Wholehearted, devoted.
• Nhất tâm (一心): Single-minded, of one heart/mind.

Related Idioms

• "Chí tại tứ phương": (志在四方) Ambition lies in all four directions; meaning to have great aspirations to achieve success far and wide. This shares the root "chí" (志 - will/ambition) with "chí tâm".
• "Lòng son dạ sắt": (A heart of gold and an iron will) An idiom describing unwavering loyalty and iron determination, conceptually related to the resoluteness of "chí tâm".