Definition

1. Verb:
   • To implore; to beseech; to entreat earnestly and persistently: "khẩn nài" describes the action of begging or pleading with someone very sincerely and urgently, often for something important like forgiveness, help, or a favor.

Usage

• khẩn nài is used to express a very strong, humble, and persistent request. It conveys a sense of desperation or deep need. It is more intense than simple requests like "xin" (to ask for) or "cầu xin" (to beg).
• It is often used in formal, literary, or emotionally charged contexts.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Anh ấy khẩn nài sự tha thứ của cô. (He implored her forgiveness.)
  • Người dân khẩn nài chính quyền hỗ trợ sau trận lũ. (The people implored the authorities for help after the flood.)
  • Cô ấy khẩn nài bác sĩ cứu sống con mình. (She implored the doctor to save her child's life.)

Advanced Usage

• "khẩn nài ai đó": to implore someone.
  • Tôi phải khẩn nài ông ấy giúp đỡ. (I had to implore him for help.)
• "khẩn nài điều gì": to implore for something.
  • Họ khẩn nài sự khoan dung. (They implored for leniency.)

Variants and Related Words

• Khẩn cầu (verb): to plead, to beseech. Very similar in meaning and intensity to "khẩn nài".
  • Hàng nghìn người đã đến đền thờ để khẩn cầu. (Thousands came to the temple to plead.)
• Nài nỉ (verb): to coax, to persistently persuade. It can be less formal and less desperate than "khẩn nài", sometimes used in everyday situations.
  • Đứa trẻ nài nỉ mẹ mua cho đồ chơi. (The child coaxed his mother to buy him a toy.)
• Cầu khẩn (verb): to beg, to supplicate. Often used in a spiritual or religious context.
  • Họ cầu khẩn thần linh phù hộ. (They supplicated the deities for protection.)

Synonyms

• Van xin: to beg piteously.
• Thiết tha cầu xin: to plead fervently.

Related Idioms

• Khẩn khoản nài nỉ: to plead and coax earnestly. This phrase combines the urgency of "khẩn" with the persistence of "nài nỉ".
  • Sau nhiều lời khẩn khoản nài nỉ, cuối cùng anh ấy cũng đồng ý. (After much earnest pleading and coaxing, he finally agreed.)

1. Implore somebody's forgiveness