cháu chắt

Thân thiện

Các cháu chắt tặng hoa cho cụ trong ngày mừng thọ.

Definition

Noun: - Grandchildren and great-grandchildren; posterity: Refers to the collective generations of descendants following one's own children, typically including grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and beyond. It denotes one's lineage or progeny in a broad sense.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Cháu chắt ông cụ rất đông. (The old man's grandchildren and great-grandchildren are very numerous.)
  • Cháu chắt cũng về mừng thọ cụ đông đủ. (The grandchildren and great-grandchildren also returned fully to celebrate the elder's longevity.)
  • Gia đình ông ấy có bốn đời cháu chắt. (His family has four generations of descendants.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is often used in formal or familial contexts to speak generally about one's extended lineage and future generations.
• It can imply a sense of legacy and continuation of the family line.

Variants and Related Words

• Cháu (noun): Grandchild; can also be a polite term for a younger person.
• Chắt (noun): Great-grandchild.
• Chút (noun): Great-great-grandchild (a less common term, following ).
• Hậu duệ (noun): Descendant, posterity (a more formal synonym).
• Con cháu (noun): Children and grandchildren; offspring (a broader, more common term for descendants).

Synonyms

• Hậu thế: Later generations, posterity.
• Con cháu: Children and grandchildren; offspring.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Cháu chắt đề huề: Describes a family with many thriving descendants, implying prosperity and a full household.
  • Cụ sống thọ, cháu chắt đề huề. (The elder lived a long life, with many prosperous descendants.)
• Để phúc cho cháu chắt: To accumulate virtue/blessings for one's descendants.
  • Ông bà ta thường làm việc thiện để phúc cho cháu chắt. (Our ancestors often did good deeds to accumulate blessings for their descendants.)

Học thuật

noun

1. Grandchildren and great-grandchildren; posterity