Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Brave and strong: "dũng mãnh" describes a person or action that demonstrates both exceptional courage and great physical or mental strength. It emphasizes a powerful, fearless quality.
   • Valiant, vigorous: It conveys a sense of energetic and heroic force, often used for warriors, soldiers, or intense struggles.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Người lính chiến đấu một cách dũng mãnh. (The soldier fought in a brave and strong manner.)
  • Tinh thần dũng mãnh của đội bóng đã mang lại chiến thắng. (The team's valiant spirit brought victory.)
  • Họ tiến lên với sức mạnh dũng mãnh. (They advanced with vigorous strength.)

Advanced Usage

• "sự dũng mãnh": This nominalized form (noun) means "bravery and strength" or "valor."
  • Sự dũng mãnh của anh ấy là tấm gương cho mọi người. (His valor is an example for everyone.)
• Used in formal, literary, or descriptive contexts to praise heroic qualities, often in historical, military, or competitive narratives.

Variants and Related Words

• Dũng cảm (adj): Brave, courageous (focuses more on courage than physical strength).
  • Cô ấy là một người rất dũng cảm. (She is a very brave person.)
• Mãnh liệt (adj): Fierce, intense, powerful (focuses more on intensity and force).
  • Cơn bão có sức tàn phá mãnh liệt. (The storm had a fiercely destructive power.)
• Hùng dũng (adj): Majestic and powerful, imposing (often describes appearance or stature).
  • Tượng đài đứng sừng sững và hùng dũng. (The monument stands tall and majestic.)

Synonyms

• Can trường: Valiant, indomitable (emphasizes enduring toughness and bravery).
• Anh dũng: Heroic, gallant (emphasizes noble, admirable bravery).

Related Idioms

• "Dũng mãnh như hổ": As brave and strong as a tiger.
  • Vị tướng ấy chỉ huy quân đội dũng mãnh như hổ. (That general commanded the army as bravely and strongly as a tiger.)
• While "dũng mãnh" itself is not typically part of phrasal verbs, its meaning is central to many idiomatic expressions describing heroic action.

adj

1. Brave and strong