cố sức
Definitions
- Verb:
- To try one's best, to exert oneself: To put in maximum effort or use all of one's strength to accomplish something.
- To strive, to endeavor: To make a determined and strenuous attempt to achieve a goal.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Tôi sẽ cố sức hoàn thành bài tập trước hạn chót. (I will try my best to finish the assignment before the deadline.)
- Các vận động viên đã cố sức chạy về đích. (The athletes exerted themselves to run to the finish line.)
- Anh ấy cố sức giải thích vấn đề một cách đơn giản. (He strove to explain the problem in a simple way.)
Advanced Usage
"Cố sức hết mình": To try with all one's might, to give it one's all.
- Cô ấy cố sức hết mình để chăm sóc gia đình. (She tries with all her might to take care of her family.)
"Không ngại cố sức": Not to mind exerting effort, to be willing to work hard.
- Để thành công, bạn phải không ngại cố sức. (To succeed, you must be willing to work hard.)
Variants and Related Words
- Cố gắng (verb): To try, to attempt. (Often used interchangeably with "cố sức," but "cố sức" emphasizes physical or intense effort more strongly.)
- Nỗ lực (verb/noun): To make an effort / effort.
- Gắng sức (verb): To exert strength, to strive. (Very similar in meaning and usage to "cố sức.")
Synonyms
- Ra sức: To put forth strength, to endeavor.
- Gắng công: To labor, to take pains.
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)
- Cố sức làm việc: To work hard, to labor strenuously.
- Ông ấy cố sức làm việc để nuôi sống gia đình. (He works hard to support his family.)
Related Idioms
"Cố sức quá sức": To overexert oneself, to try beyond one's capacity.
- Đừng cố sức quá sức kẻo ngã bệnh. (Don't overexert yourself, or you might get sick.)
"Có công cố sức": (Implies) where there's effort, there's achievement; effort leads to results.
- Có công cố sức ắt sẽ thành công. (Where there's diligent effort, there will be success.)