dai sức
Definition
- Adjective:
- Having endurance, stamina, or resilience; able to withstand prolonged effort or hardship: Describes a person, animal, or thing that possesses great physical or mental staying power.
- Long-lasting, durable: Describes an object or material that is robust and can endure wear and tear over a long period.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Vận động viên marathon rất dai sức. (Marathon runners are very enduring.)
- Chiếc máy này dai sức lắm, dùng mười năm vẫn chạy tốt. (This machine is very durable; it still runs well after ten years of use.)
- Anh ấy có tinh thần dai sức trong công việc. (He has a persistent spirit in his work.)
Advanced Usage
"thi đấu dai sức": to compete with great endurance.
- Đội bóng đá đó nổi tiếng với lối thi đấu dai sức. (That football team is famous for its enduring style of play.)
"sức khỏe dai sức": robust/enduring health.
- Ông cụ 90 tuổi nhưng vẫn có sức khỏe dai sức. (The old man is 90 but still has robust health.)
Variants and Related Words
- Dai (adj): tenacious, persistent, tough (often used for objects or in a negative sense like a persistent illness or annoyance).
- Cơn ho này thật dai. (This cough is very persistent.)
- Bền sức (adj): A near-synonym meaning having lasting strength or stamina.
- Bền bỉ (adj): persevering, persistent (often for effort or spirit over time).
- Sức bền (n): endurance, stamina (the noun form).
Synonyms
- Bền (adj): durable, lasting.
- Kiên trì (adj): persevering (more focused on mental persistence).
- Chịu đựng được (verb phrase): to be able to endure/withstand.
Related Phrases
Dai như đỉa: (Idiom) As tenacious as a leech; used to describe someone who is extremely persistent, often annoyingly so.
- Anh chàng theo đuổi cô ấy dai như đỉa. (He pursues her with leech-like tenacity.)
Dai sức chịu đựng: endurance/stamina to withstand.
- Cô ấy có dai sức chịu đựng áp lực công việc rất tốt. (She has excellent endurance to withstand work pressure.)