Definition

1. Verb:
   • To give up, to quit, to abandon: "chừa bỏ" means to voluntarily stop doing, using, or engaging in something, often a habit or behavior considered negative or harmful. It implies a conscious decision to renounce and abstain from it completely.
   • To forgo, to relinquish: It can also mean to let go of or cease to hold onto something.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Anh ấy đã chừa bỏ thuốc lá vì sức khỏe. (He quit smoking for his health.)
  • Cô ấy quyết tâm chừa bỏ thói quen thức khuya. (She is determined to give up the habit of staying up late.)
  • Họ khuyên anh ta nên chừa bỏ cờ bạc. (They advised him to abandon gambling.)

Advanced Usage

• "chừa bỏ một cách dứt khoát": to quit resolutely, to give up decisively.
  • Sau nhiều lần thất bại, cuối cùng anh ta đã chừa bỏ một cách dứt khoát. (After many failures, he finally quit resolutely.)

Variants and Related Words

• Chừa (verb): to quit, to stop (often used similarly but can be slightly less formal or absolute than "chừa bỏ").
  • Nó hứa sẽ chừa trò nghịch ngợm. (He promised to quit his mischievous ways.)
• Bỏ (verb): to abandon, to leave, to discard. When combined with "chừa", it reinforces the meaning of complete abandonment.
• Từ bỏ (verb): to renounce, to forsake (a close synonym, often used for more serious or formal renunciation).
  • Anh ta từ bỏ quyền thừa kế. (He renounced his inheritance rights.)

Synonyms

• Từ bỏ: to renounce, to forsake.
• Bỏ hẳn: to stop completely, to quit for good.
• Đoạn tuyệt: to break off completely, to sever ties with (often used for relationships or deep-seated habits).

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

• Chừa bỏ được: to be able to quit/to give up.
  • Thật khó để chừa bỏ được thói quen đó. (It's hard to be able to give up that habit.)

Related Idioms

• Chừa bỏ như chừa tà ma: to quit something as if quitting an evil spirit (emphasizing the difficulty and necessity of complete removal).
  • Phải chừa bỏ rượu chè như chừa tà ma. (You must quit drinking as if quitting an evil spirit.)