chịu tho
Definition
- Verb:
- To admit defeat, to give up: "chịu tho" is a colloquial expression used to indicate that someone acknowledges they are beaten or surrenders in a competition, argument, or struggle.
- To concede: It conveys the act of yielding or accepting that one cannot win or continue.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Sau ba ván cờ thua liên tiếp, anh ấy đã chịu tho. (After losing three consecutive chess games, he admitted defeat.)
- Tôi chịu tho, cậu nói đúng. (I give up, you're right.)
Advanced Usage
- "Chịu tho" is primarily used in informal, spoken contexts. It is not typically used in formal writing.
- The phrase often implies a sense of resignation or reluctant acceptance of a superior force, argument, or situation.
Variants and Related Words
- Chịu thua (verb): The standard, more common synonym meaning "to admit defeat" or "to lose." "Chịu tho" is a shortened, dialectal form of this phrase.
- Nó đã chịu thua trong cuộc tranh cãi. (He conceded in the argument.)
Synonyms
- Đầu hàng: to surrender.
- Nhượng bộ: to yield, to concede.
Related Idioms
- "Chịu thua không điều kiện": to surrender unconditionally.
- Đội đối phương đã chịu thua không điều kiện. (The opposing team surrendered unconditionally.)