Definition

Adjective: * Deeply interested and devoted; wholeheartedly engaged: Describes a state of being profoundly interested in and fully dedicated to an activity, work, or pursuit, often with a sense of earnestness and enjoyment.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Anh ấy là một người làm việc rất chí thú. (He is a person who works with great devotion and interest.)
  • Cô ấy nghiên cứu khoa học một cách chí thú. (She conducts scientific research with deep interest and dedication.)
  • Sự chí thú trong công việc giúp anh ta đạt được nhiều thành tựu. (The deep devotion in his work helps him achieve many accomplishments.)

Advanced Usage

• The term chí thú often carries a positive connotation of sincere passion and is frequently used to describe one's attitude toward work, study, or a serious hobby. It implies more than casual interest; it suggests purposeful engagement.

Variants and Related Words

• Chuyên tâm (adj): To be single-minded, to concentrate one's mind on something. While similar, chuyên tâm emphasizes focus and concentration, whereas chí thú emphasizes interest and devotion.
• Tận tâm (adj): Wholehearted, devoted. This emphasizes dedication and earnestness, closely overlapping with chí thú.
• Hào hứng (adj): Excited, enthusiastic. This describes a more immediate, energetic feeling of excitement, which can be a part of being chí thú.

Synonyms

• Say mê: To be passionate, engrossed in.
• Tâm huyết: To be wholeheartedly devoted, to put one's heart and soul into something.

Related Phrases

• Làm ăn chí thú: To be interested in and devoted to one's work/business. This is a common collocation.
  • Muốn thành công thì phải làm ăn chí thú. (To succeed, one must be devoted to one's work.)

1. Interested in and devoted to
   • làm ăn chí thú
     to be interested in and devoted to one's work