Definition

1. Verb:
   • To bear / To shoulder / To endure: To accept and carry a heavy burden, responsibility, or negative consequence, often reluctantly or out of necessity. It implies taking on something difficult or unpleasant.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Công ty phải gánh chịu mọi tổn thất tài chính. (The company had to bear all financial losses.)
  • Người dân vô tội gánh chịu hậu quả của chiến tranh. (Innocent civilians endure the consequences of war.)
  • Anh ấy gánh chịu trách nhiệm cho sai lầm của cả đội. (He shouldered the responsibility for the team's mistake.)

Advanced Usage

• The verb often carries a connotation of unfairness or suffering, where the subject is burdened with a negative situation they may not have caused.
• It is frequently used in formal or serious contexts, such as news reports, legal discussions, or analyses of social issues.

Variants and Related Words

• Gánh vác (v): To undertake a duty or responsibility. This word has a more neutral or positive connotation of willingly taking on a task.
  • Anh ấy gánh vác công việc gia đình. (He undertakes the family's work.)

Synonyms

• Bear: To support or carry the weight of something.
• Endure: To suffer something painful or difficult patiently.
• Shoulder: To accept a burden or responsibility.
• Sustain: To undergo or experience something negative (e.g., losses).

Related Idioms

• Gánh chịu hậu quả: To bear the consequences.
  • Họ phải gánh chịu hậu quả từ quyết định sai lầm. (They had to bear the consequences of the wrong decision.)