chịu khổ
Definition
- Verb phrase:
- To suffer, to endure hardship: "chịu khổ" means to experience or bear suffering, difficulty, or pain, often over a period of time. It implies a state of enduring adversity.
- To bear a burden: It can also mean to accept and carry a heavy load of troubles or misery.
Usage Examples
- Verb phrase:
- Người dân ở vùng đó phải chịu khổ vì hạn hán. (The people in that region have to suffer because of the drought.)
- Bà ấy đã chịu khổ cả đời để nuôi các con. (She endured hardship her whole life to raise her children.)
- Anh ấy chịu khổ vì căn bệnh hiểm nghèo. (He is suffering from a severe illness.)
Advanced Usage
- "chịu khổ chịu cực": This is a common, emphatic four-word idiom meaning "to endure all kinds of suffering and hardship." It intensifies the meaning of "chịu khổ."
- Mẹ tôi đã chịu khổ chịu cực một mình. (My mother endured all kinds of suffering and hardship alone.)
Variants and Related Words
- Chịu cực (verb phrase): A near-synonym meaning "to endure hardship/toil." It is often used interchangeably or combined with "chịu khổ."
- Chịu đựng (verb): To endure, to tolerate, to bear. This is a more general term for enduring something difficult.
- Khổ cực (adjective/noun): Hardship, suffering; arduous. Describes a state of being difficult and full of suffering.
- Khổ sở (adjective): Miserable, distressed. Describes a state of misery.
Synonyms
- Chịu đau khổ: To suffer pain and sorrow.
- Gánh chịu: To bear, to shoulder (a burden, often negative).
- Trải qua gian khổ: To go through hardships.
Related Idioms
- Chịu thương chịu khó: To be hardworking and enduring. (Note: This idiom uses "khó" (difficulty) and emphasizes diligence, not just suffering.)
- Khổ tâm: To be distressed in mind/heart; mental anguish.
- Khổ nạn: To undergo calamity or disaster.