dưỡng mục
Definition
- Verb:
- To nurture or preserve one's eyesight: The act of caring for, maintaining, or improving the health and function of the eyes. This involves practices aimed at protecting vision.
- To rest the eyes: Specifically, to allow the eyes to relax and recover, often by avoiding strain.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Sau nhiều giờ làm việc trên máy tính, tôi cần nhắm mắt lại để dưỡng mục. (After many hours working on the computer, I need to close my eyes to rest them.)
- Ông ấy thường ăn các loại rau củ tốt cho mắt để dưỡng mục. (He often eats vegetables that are good for the eyes to nurture his eyesight.)
- Bác sĩ khuyên nên dành thời gian nhìn vào khoảng xa mỗi ngày để dưỡng mục. (The doctor advised spending time looking into the distance each day to preserve eyesight.)
Advanced Usage
"Phương pháp dưỡng mục": eye care methods or vision preservation techniques.
- Y học cổ truyền có nhiều phương pháp dưỡng mục thú vị. (Traditional medicine has many interesting eye care methods.)
"Dưỡng mục theo Đông y": to nurture the eyes according to Eastern medicine principles.
- Bà tôi tin tưởng vào các bài tập dưỡng mục theo Đông y. (My grandmother believes in eye exercises according to Eastern medicine.)
Variants and Related Words
- Dưỡng (verb): to nurture, to nourish, to recuperate. A common root in compound words related to care.
- Mục (noun, literary): eye. A Sino-Vietnamese word (目) used in formal or compound terms.
- Dưỡng sinh (verb): to nurture life; a holistic term for health preservation practices.
Synonyms
- Bảo vệ mắt: to protect the eyes.
- Chăm sóc mắt: to take care of the eyes.
- Nghỉ ngơi cho mắt: to rest the eyes.
Related Phrases
(Note: As a compound verb, 'dưỡng mục' itself is not typically decomposed into phrasal verbs. The related phrases are fixed expressions.) - Tập dưỡng mục: to practice eye care exercises. - Buổi sáng, ông ấy thường tập dưỡng mục bằng cách xoa hai lòng bàn tay rồi áp lên mắt. (In the morning, he often does eye care exercises by rubbing his palms together and then placing them over his eyes.)
Related Idioms
- "Thuốc bổ mắt": eye tonic / supplements. While not an idiom with figurative meaning, it is a common related term for substances believed to help .
- Viên uống này được quảng cáo như một loại thuốc bổ mắt, giúp dưỡng mục hiệu quả. (This pill is advertised as an eye tonic, helping to effectively nurture the eyes.)