chịu

Definition

Verb:
- To bear, to endure, to withstand: To accept and continue despite something difficult, painful, or unpleasant.
- To accept, to agree to, to consent to: To willingly take on a condition, responsibility, or outcome.
- To admit, to concede: To acknowledge one's inability, defeat, or another's superiority.
- To buy/sell on credit: To receive goods or services with a promise to pay later, or to provide them under such an agreement.
- To be affected by, to be subject to: To experience or undergo the influence or effect of something.

Usage Examples

To bear/endure:
- Anh ấy chịu đựng cơn đau rất giỏi. (He bears the pain very well.)
- Cây này chịu hạn tốt. (This plant withstands drought well.)
To accept/agree:
- Tôi chịu lời đề nghị của anh. (I accept your proposal.)
- Cô ấy không chịu thay đổi. (She does not agree to change.)
To admit/concede:
- Tôi chịu thua, anh giỏi hơn. (I concede defeat, you are better.)
- Về môn này thì tôi chịu anh ấy. (Regarding this subject, I admit he is better.)
On credit:
- Tôi mua chiếc xe này chịu. (I bought this car on credit.)
- Cửa hàng không bán chịu. (The shop does not sell on credit.)
To be affected by:
- Miền Trung chịu ảnh hưởng của bão. (The Central region is affected by the storm.)

Advanced Usage

"chịu trách nhiệm": To take responsibility, to be accountable.
- Công ty phải chịu trách nhiệm về sản phẩm lỗi. (The company must take responsibility for the defective product.)
"chịu khó" / "chịu thương chịu khó": To be hardworking, diligent, industrious.
- Cô ấy rất chịu khó học tập. (She is very diligent in her studies.)
"không chịu nổi": To be unbearable, cannot stand.
- Sự ồn ào này không chịu nổi. (This noise is unbearable.)
"chịu thiệt": To suffer a loss, to be at a disadvantage.
- Trong thương lượng, bên yếu thế thường chịu thiệt. (In negotiations, the weaker party often suffers a loss.)

Variants and Related Words

Chịu đựng (v): To endure, to tolerate (a stronger emphasis on prolonged suffering).
- Anh ấy chịu đựng nhiều năm bệnh tật. (He endured many years of illness.)
Chấp nhận (v): To accept (often used for ideas, facts, or situations; less about physical endurance).
- Chúng ta phải chấp nhận sự thật. (We must accept the truth.)
Cam chịu (v): To resign oneself to, to submit to (often with a sense of passive acceptance of a negative fate).
- Họ cam chịu số phận. (They resigned themselves to their fate.)

Synonyms

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

Chịu lỗ: To incur a loss (in business).
- Cửa hàng phải bán đắt để không chịu lỗ. (The store has to sell at a high price to avoid incurring a loss.)
Chịu ơn: To be indebted to, to owe a favor.
- Tôi chịu ơn anh rất nhiều. (I am indebted to you greatly.)
Chịu tội: To take the blame/punishment.
- Kẻ phạm pháp phải chịu tội. (The lawbreaker must take the punishment.)

Related Idioms

"Mình làm mình chịu": You made your bed, now lie in it. / As you sow, so shall you reap.
- Anh đã không nghe lời khuyên, giờ mình làm mình chịu thôi. (You didn't listen to the advice, now you reap what you sow.)
"Chịu thua": To give up, to admit defeat.
- Bài toán này khó quá, tôi chịu thua. (This math problem is too hard, I give up.)
"Không ai chịu ai": No one yields to anyone; a deadlock where no party concedes.
- Hai bên tranh cãi không ai chịu ai. (The two sides argued with neither yielding to the other.)

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