Definition

1. Verb:
   • To enjoy, to partake in, to reap the benefits of: To receive pleasure, satisfaction, or advantage from something, often as a result of one's own efforts, inheritance, or societal position. It implies actively experiencing and savoring something positive.
   • To inherit (assets/wealth): To receive and benefit from property, money, or a fortune left by an ancestor or predecessor.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Anh ấy làm việc chăm chỉ để hưởng thụ cuộc sống. (He works hard to enjoy life.)
  • Cô ấy hưởng thụ một gia tài lớn từ ông nội. (She inherited a large fortune from her grandfather.)
  • Sau những giờ làm việc căng thẳng, tôi thích hưởng thụ không gian yên tĩnh. (After stressful working hours, I like to enjoy the quiet space.)

Advanced Usage

• "Hưởng thụ thành quả": to enjoy/reap the fruits (of labor).
  • Cả đội cùng hưởng thụ thành quả của dự án. (The whole team enjoys the fruits of the project together.)
• The word often carries a philosophical or social dimension, contrasting with contribution. It is commonly used in the phrase: (If you want to enjoy benefits, you must contribute.)

Variants and Related Words

• Thụ hưởng (v): A more formal or literary synonym meaning to enjoy, to benefit from.
  • Người dân được thụ hưởng các dịch vụ công. (Citizens benefit from public services.)
• Hưởng dụng (v): To use and enjoy (often property or rights).
  • Quyền hưởng dụng tài sản. (The right to usufruct of property.)

Synonyms

• Enjoy: To take pleasure in.
• Reap: To receive (a reward or benefit) as a consequence of one's own or others' actions.
• Inherit: To receive (money, property, or a title) as an heir at the death of the previous holder.
• Partake in: To join in (an activity or enjoyment).

Related Concepts

• Chủ nghĩa hưởng thụ: Hedonism (the pursuit of pleasure; sensual self-indulgence).
  • Sống theo chủ nghĩa hưởng thụ. (To live a hedonistic lifestyle.)
• Văn hóa hưởng thụ: A culture of consumption/leisure.
  • Sự phát triển của văn hóa hưởng thụ. (The development of a leisure culture.)

1. Come into, come in for
   • hưởng thụ một gia tài lớn
     To come in for a big fortune
2. Come in for a share of society's products receive one share of society's products
   • Muốn hưởng thụ thì phải có cống hiến
     If one wants to come in for a share of society's products, one must have done one's bit