hao sức
Definition
- Verb phrase:
- To expend energy, to use up strength: To consume physical or mental energy in the process of doing something, often resulting in fatigue or exhaustion.
- To be draining, to be tiring: Describing an activity or situation that causes a significant loss of vitality or vigor.
Usage Examples
- Verb phrase:
- Công việc này hao sức lắm. (This work is very draining.)
- Anh ấy đã hao sức để hoàn thành dự án đúng hạn. (He expended a lot of energy to complete the project on time.)
- Chạy marathon mà không luyện tập trước sẽ rất hao sức. (Running a marathon without prior training will be very tiring.)
Advanced Usage
- "hao sức hao tâm": To expend both physical energy and mental effort; to be draining in both body and mind.
- Nuôi dạy con cái đôi khi hao sức hao tâm. (Raising children can sometimes be draining both physically and mentally.)
Variants and Related Words
- Hao tổn (verb): To deplete, to cause loss or waste (often used for resources, money, or more abstract things like time).
- Chiến tranh hao tổn nhiều nhân mạng. (War depletes many lives.)
- Hao mòn (verb): To wear out, to erode (used for physical objects or abstract concepts like health).
- Ma sát làm hao mòn các bộ phận máy móc. (Friction wears out machine parts.)
- Kiệt sức (adjective): Exhausted, depleted of strength (describes the state after energy has been expended).
- Sau 12 giờ làm việc, anh ấy cảm thấy kiệt sức. (After 12 hours of work, he felt exhausted.)
Synonyms
- Tốn sức (verb phrase): To cost effort, to require/use up strength.
- Mệt mỏi (adjective): Tired, fatigued (describes the resulting state).
- Tiêu hao năng lượng (verb phrase): To consume energy.
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)
(Note: As a verb phrase itself, 'hao sức' does not typically combine further to form distinct phrasal verbs in Vietnamese. The concept is expressed through its combination with other verbs or nouns.) - Làm hao sức: To cause energy expenditure, to be tiring. - Việc leo núi làm hao sức nhiều. (Mountain climbing is very tiring.)
Related Idioms
- "Hao tiền tốn của": To waste money and property (focuses on material loss, but implies the effort to acquire them).
- "Công to hao sức lớn": Great achievement requires great effort (literal: great merit, large expenditure of strength).