Definition

1. Verb:
   • To contain and accumulate / to be fraught with: To hold within and amass, often implying a significant, and typically negative, build-up of abstract qualities, emotions, or elements. It suggests a state of being loaded or charged with something.
   • To hoard / to amass: To gather and store up physical objects or wealth in large quantities.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Xã hội cũ chứa chất nhiều cái xấu. (The old society was fraught with many evils.)
  • Căn phòng nhỏ chứa chất đầy kỷ niệm buồn. (The small room was charged with sad memories.)
  • Hắn chứa chất của cải bằng những thủ đoạn bất chính. (He amassed wealth by dishonest means.)

Advanced Usage

• The verb often carries a connotation of a heavy, burdensome, or concentrated accumulation, more intense than simply "chứa" (to contain). It is frequently used with abstract nouns denoting problems, feelings, or contradictions.

Variants and Related Words

• Chứa (v): to contain, to hold.
  • Cái hộp này chứa sách. (This box contains books.)
• Tích chứa (v): to accumulate, to store up over time.
  • Anh ấy tích chứa nhiều kinh nghiệm. (He has accumulated a lot of experience.)

Synonyms

• Accumulate: to gather or build up over time.
• Be fraught with: to be filled or laden with something, typically something undesirable.
• Hoard: to accumulate and store away.

Related Idioms

• Chứa chất hận thù: to be filled with rancor/hatred.
  • Trái tim hắn chứa chất hận thù. (His heart is filled with hatred.)
• Chứa chất mâu thuẫn: to be riddled with contradictions.
  • Bản báo cáo đó chứa chất mâu thuẫn. (That report is riddled with contradictions.)

1. Charged with, fraught with
   • xã hội cũ chứa chất nhiều cái xấu
     the old society was charged with many evils