Definition

1. Verb:

   • To intend to, to have the intention of: "Dụng ý" expresses a deliberate, conscious aim or purpose behind an action or statement. It implies forethought and specific intent.
   • To premeditate: In a more formal or legal context, it can mean to plan or consider an action beforehand.

2. Noun:

   • Intention, purpose, motive: "Dụng ý" refers to the conscious aim, objective, or underlying reason behind a specific action or utterance.

Usage Examples

• Verb:

  • Anh ấy dụng ý nói điều đó để làm tôi buồn. (He intended to say that to make me sad.)
  • Tác giả dụng ý phê phán thói hư tật xấu trong xã hội. (The author intended to criticize social vices.)

• Noun:

  • Lời nói của cô ấy có dụng ý gì? (What is the intention behind her words?)
  • Đó chỉ là câu nói đùa, không có dụng ý xấu. (That was just a joke, there was no bad intention.)

Advanced Usage

• "Có dụng ý": To have an intention (often used to highlight a specific, sometimes hidden, motive).

  • Hành động của hắn rõ ràng là có dụng ý. (His action clearly was intentional.)

• "Với dụng ý": With the intention of.

  • Anh ta đến đây với dụng ý tìm kiếm thông tin. (He came here with the intention of seeking information.)

Variants and Related Words

• Dụng tâm (Verb/Noun): A near synonym, also meaning to intend or intention, often with a slightly stronger connotation of deliberate focus or effort.

  • Lời khen đó rõ ràng là dụng tâm. (That compliment was clearly deliberate.)

• Cố ý (Verb/Adverb): Intentionally, on purpose. "Cố ý" is more commonly used in everyday language to describe a deliberate action.

  • Tôi không cố ý làm vỡ nó. (I didn't break it on purpose.)

Synonyms

• Có chủ ý: To have a deliberate purpose.
• Mưu tính: To scheme, to plot (implies more complex planning).
• Chủ tâm: To set one's mind on, to be intent on.

Related Phrases

• Dụng ý tốt / Dụng ý xấu: Good intention / Bad intention (Malice).
  • Dù với dụng ý tốt, anh ta vẫn làm hỏng việc. (Even with good intentions, he still messed things up.)

Related Idioms

• "Ý tại ngôn ngoại": The meaning lies beyond the words (similar concept where the true "dụng ý" is not stated explicitly).
  • Bài thơ này sâu sắc, đúng là ý tại ngôn ngoại. (This poem is profound, truly the meaning lies beyond the words.)

verb

1. to intend to