hưu dưỡng
Definition
- Verb:
- To convalesce; to recuperate: To rest and receive care in order to recover one's health and strength after an illness, injury, or medical treatment.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Sau ca phẫu thuật, ông ấy cần một tháng để hưu dưỡng. (After the surgery, he needs a month to convalesce.)
- Bác sĩ khuyên bà nên hưu dưỡng ở nơi có không khí trong lành. (The doctor advised her to recuperate in a place with fresh air.)
Advanced Usage
- The term "hưu dưỡng" is formal and is most commonly used in medical or official contexts. In everyday conversation, phrases like (rest to regain strength) or (to nurse an illness) are more frequent.
- It can sometimes imply a period of rest that is prescribed or formally arranged for recovery.
Variants and Related Words
- Dưỡng bệnh (v): To recuperate from an illness; to convalesce. This is a more common synonym.
- Ông ấy đang dưỡng bệnh ở quê. (He is recuperating in his hometown.)
- Nghỉ dưỡng (v): To take a rest cure; to vacation for health reasons. This often has a more leisurely or preventive connotation.
- Gia đình tôi đi biển để nghỉ dưỡng. (My family went to the seaside for a rest cure.)
Synonyms
- Convalesce: To recover health and strength gradually after sickness or weakness.
- Recuperate: To recover from illness or exertion.
- Recover: To return to a normal state of health, mind, or strength.
Related Idioms
- Dưỡng sức: To conserve or build up one's strength.
- Vận động viên đang dưỡng sức trước trận chung kết. (The athlete is conserving his strength before the final match.)