chăm chú
Học thuậtThân thiện
Definition
Adjective:
- Attentive, focused: Describes a state of giving careful and continuous attention to something, with one's mind fully engaged.
- Concentrated, intent: Characterized by a high degree of mental focus and seriousness toward a specific activity or object.
Adverb:
- Attentively, with concentration: Used to describe the manner of doing something, indicating deep focus and careful attention.
Usage Examples
As an Adjective:
- Các học sinh rất chăm chú. (The pupils are very attentive.)
- Cô ấy có vẻ mặt chăm chú. (She has a concentrated expression.)
As an Adverb:
- Học sinh chăm chú nghe thầy giảng bài. (The pupils listened attentively to their teacher's explanation of the lesson.)
- Anh ấy nhìn chăm chú vào bức tranh. (He looked intently at the painting.)
- Cô ấy chăm chú vào công việc. (She concentrates on her work.)
Advanced Usage
- "chăm chú theo dõi": to follow/watch attentively.
- Khán giả chăm chú theo dõi vở kịch. (The audience followed the play attentively.)
Variants and Related Words
- Chú ý (v): to pay attention, to notice. This is the root verb from which "chăm chú" is derived, emphasizing the action of focusing.
- Tập trung (v): to concentrate, to focus. This is a close synonym often used interchangeably in many contexts.
Synonyms
- Attentive: paying close attention.
- Intent: having the mind firmly fixed on something.
- Focused: directing a great deal of attention, interest, or activity toward a particular aim.
- Absorbed: intensely engaged or interested.
Antonyms
- Lơ đãng: distracted, inattentive.
- Phân tâm: absent-minded, distracted.
Related Idioms
- Mắt chăm chú: (lit. "attentive eyes") describes a fixed, focused gaze.
- Đôi mắt chăm chú của đứa trẻ. (The child's intent eyes.)
adj
- Concentrating, with concentration
- học sinh chăm chú nghe thầy giảng bàithe pupils listened with concentration to their teacher's explanation of the lesson
- nhìn chăm chúto look at with concentration
- chăm chú vào công việcto concentrate on one's work