Definition

1. Verb:
   • To care for, to look after, to attend to: To give thoughtful attention and effort to the well-being, development, or management of someone or something.
   • To be mindful of, to devote oneself to: To focus one's concern and effort on improving or maintaining a particular matter.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Cha mẹ luôn chăm lo cho con cái. (Parents always care for their children.)
  • Cô ấy chăm lo học tập rất chu đáo. (She devotes herself to her studies very diligently.)
  • Chính phủ chăm lo đến đời sống nhân dân. (The government is mindful of the people's living conditions.)
  • Anh ấy chăm lo công việc gia đình. (He attends to the family business.)

Advanced Usage

• The verb often implies a sense of dutiful responsibility and sustained effort. It is stronger and more active than simply "thinking about"; it involves concrete actions.
• It can be used with the preposition "cho" (for) or "đến" (to) to specify the object of care, though it is not always required.

Variants and Related Words

• Chăm sóc (v): To care for, to nurse, to tend. This often implies more direct, physical care (e.g., for a patient, a garden).
  • Y tá chăm sóc bệnh nhân. (The nurse cares for the patient.)
• Lo lắng (v): To worry, to be anxious. This shares the concern of "chăm lo" but focuses on the anxious feeling rather than the active care.

Synonyms

• Care for: To look after and provide for.
• Attend to: To deal with or take care of.
• Look after: To be responsible for or take care of.
• Devote oneself to: To give one's time and effort to a particular activity or purpose.

Related Idioms

• Chăm lo việc nước: To devote oneself to national affairs.
  • Các bậc trung thần chăm lo việc nước. (The loyal ministers devote themselves to national affairs.)
• Chăm lo bồi dưỡng: To diligently nurture or foster.
  • Nhà trường chăm lo bồi dưỡng nhân tài. (The school diligently fosters talented individuals.)

1. To give one's mind to improving
   • chăm lo học tập
     to give one's mind to improving one's studies
   • chăm lo đến đời sống nhân dân
     to give one's mind to improving the people's living conditions