Definition

1. Verb (Động từ):
   • To rest to recover one's strength; to recuperate; to convalesce: The primary meaning is to rest and take care of oneself in order to regain health, energy, or physical strength after illness, exhaustion, or strenuous activity.
   • To conserve one's energy; to save one's strength: To avoid expending energy unnecessarily in order to preserve it for a future task or to maintain one's condition.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Sau ca phẫu thuật, bác sĩ khuyên anh ấy nên dưỡng sức ở nhà vài tuần. (After the surgery, the doctor advised him to recuperate at home for a few weeks.)
  • Vận động viên đã dưỡng sức hoàn toàn trước trận chung kết quan trọng. (The athlete conserved his energy completely before the important final match.)
  • Bạn trông rất mệt mỏi, hãy nghỉ ngơi và dưỡng sức đi. (You look very tired, please rest and recover your strength.)

Advanced Usage

• "Để dưỡng sức": In order to recuperate/conserve energy.
  • Cô ấy tạm dừng công việc để dưỡng sức. (She paused her work in order to recuperate.)
• "Dưỡng sức cho...": To save/conserve energy for...
  • Tôi không leo núi hôm nay, phải dưỡng sức cho chuyến đi dài ngày mai. (I'm not hiking today; I have to save my strength for the long trip tomorrow.)

Variants and Related Words

• Hồi sức (Verb): To regain strength/energy (often more immediate or short-term recovery).
  • Uống chút nước đường để hồi sức. (Drink some sugar water to regain your strength.)
• Nghỉ ngơi (Verb): To rest, to take a break (a more general term for resting).
• Phục hồi (Verb): To recover, to rehabilitate (can be used for health, economy, systems).
• Dưỡng bệnh (Verb): To convalesce, to recuperate from an illness (specifically for recovering from sickness).

Synonyms

• Recuperate: To recover from illness or exertion.
• Convalesce: To regain health and strength after an illness.
• Conserve energy: To use energy sparingly to avoid wasting it.

Related Phrases / Idioms

• "Dưỡng sức dưỡng lực": An idiom emphasizing the thorough rest and recovery of both physical strength () and vital energy (). It means to rest and recuperate completely.
  • Sau kỳ thi căng thẳng, nó về quê dưỡng sức dưỡng lực. (After the stressful exam period, he went back to his hometown to rest and recuperate thoroughly.)

1. Save one's health