Definition

1. Verb:
   • To admire and esteem, to feel admiration and esteem for: "cảm mến" describes a warm, respectful, and affectionate feeling towards someone, often arising from their admirable qualities or actions. It combines a sense of emotional fondness with high regard.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Mọi người đều cảm mến cô giáo vì sự tận tâm của cô. (Everyone admires and esteems the teacher for her dedication.)
  • Tôi thực sự cảm mến sự trung thực và dũng cảm của anh ấy. (I truly feel admiration and esteem for his honesty and courage.)
  • Anh ấy đã để lại ấn tượng tốt và khiến mọi người cảm mến. (He made a good impression and made everyone feel warmly towards him.)

Advanced Usage

• "dành sự cảm mến": to bestow admiration and esteem.

  • Cô ấy dành sự cảm mến cho tất cả những ai đã giúp đỡ mình. (She bestows her admiration and esteem on all those who have helped her.)

• "lòng cảm mến": (a feeling of) admiration and esteem.

  • Tôi giữ lòng cảm mến sâu sắc đối với người thầy cũ. (I hold a deep feeling of admiration and esteem for my old teacher.)

Variants and Related Words

• Mến (verb): to be fond of, to like. (A simpler, more common component of "cảm mến", focusing more on affection.)
• Cảm phục (verb): to admire, to hold in high esteem (due to talent, virtue, or achievement). (Focuses more on respect and admiration, with less emphasis on personal affection.)
• Quý mến (verb): to cherish and be fond of. (Very close in meaning to "cảm mến", often used interchangeably, emphasizing both affection and high regard.)

Synonyms

• Ngưỡng mộ: to admire, to look up to. (Often implies a stronger sense of looking up to someone as a role model.)
• Trân trọng: to treasure, to hold in high esteem. (Emphasizes valuing someone or something highly.)

Related Phrases

• Cảm mến sâu sắc: to deeply admire and esteem.
  • Chúng tôi cảm mến sâu sắc những đóng góp của ông. (We deeply admire and esteem his contributions.)

1. Admire and esteem, be filled with admiration and esteem for