chịu tốt
Definition
- Verb phrase:
- To submit completely, to endure without complaint: "chịu tốt" describes the action of accepting or enduring a situation, condition, or treatment fully and without resistance or objection. It implies a passive, total acceptance, often in a context of hardship or injustice.
Usage Examples
- Verb phrase:
- Cớ sao chịu tốt một bề? (Why submit completely, without a word?)
- Anh ta chỉ biết chịu tốt mọi sự sỉ nhục. (He only knew how to endure all insults without complaint.)
Advanced Usage Notes
- Historical/Literary Context: "Chịu tốt" is an archaic or literary term, most famously used in classic Vietnamese poetry like Nguyễn Du's "Truyện Kiều". It is rarely used in modern conversational Vietnamese.
- Nuance of Passivity: The phrase carries a strong connotation of passive, perhaps even resigned or meek, acceptance. It is not a neutral term for "to accept".
Variants and Related Words
- Chịu (verb): To bear, to endure, to accept. This is the modern, common root verb.
- Tôi không thể chịu được sự nóng này. (I can't bear this heat.)
- Chịu đựng (verb): To endure, to tolerate (often hardship).
- Cô ấy đã chịu đựng nhiều đau khổ. (She has endured much suffering.)
- Cam chịu (verb): To resign oneself to, to accept (a negative fate) passively.
- Họ buộc phải cam chịu số phận. (They were forced to resign themselves to their fate.)
Synonyms
- Cam tâm: To be resigned to, to accept willingly (often a negative outcome).
- Nhẫn nhịn: To be patient and forbearing, to put up with.
Related Idioms
- Chịu trận: To take one's beating, to accept defeat or punishment without fighting back.
- Hắn đành chịu trận trước lời lẽ của đối thủ. (He had to take his beating before his opponent's arguments.)
- Chịu thua: To admit defeat, to give up.
- Tôi chịu thua, câu đố này khó quá. (I give up, this riddle is too difficult.)