Definition

Verb: - To console; to solace: To comfort someone who is sad, distressed, or troubled by using gentle, intimate words and reasoning to help them feel relieved and less sorrowful.

Usage

• The verb khuyên giải describes the action of offering comfort through empathetic conversation. It implies a process of advising and explaining with kindness to alleviate someone's emotional pain.
• It is typically used with an object (the person being consoled). : khuyên giải + [someone]

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Cô ấy đã dành nhiều thời gian để khuyên giải người bạn đang thất tình. (She spent a lot of time consoling her heartbroken friend.)
  • Sau tai nạn, gia đình và bạn bè luôn ở bên để khuyên giải anh ấy. (After the accident, family and friends were always by his side to solace him.)
  • Đôi khi, lời khuyên giải chân thành có thể xoa dịu nỗi đau. (Sometimes, sincere words of consolation can soothe the pain.)

Advanced Usage

• "Lời khuyên giải": This is a noun phrase meaning "words of consolation" or "consoling advice." It refers to the comforting words themselves.
  • Những lời khuyên giải của cô ấy thật ấm áp. (Her words of consolation were very warm.)

Variants and Related Words

• An ủi (verb): To comfort, to console. This is a very close synonym, often used interchangeably with khuyên giải, though an ủi can be slightly broader, including physical comfort.
• Khuyên nhủ (verb): To advise, to exhort. This focuses more on giving earnest advice or counsel, not necessarily for the primary purpose of emotional consolation.
• Giải khuây (verb): To help someone dispel sadness, to distract from sorrow. This emphasizes helping someone forget their troubles, often through diversion.

Synonyms

• Console (verb): To comfort someone in a time of grief or disappointment.
• Solace (verb): To give comfort or consolation in a time of distress or sadness.
• Comfort (verb): To ease the grief or trouble of someone.

Related Phrases

• Động viên, khuyên giải: A common paired phrase meaning "to encourage and console."
  • Mọi người đều động viên, khuyên giải cô ấy vượt qua khó khăn. (Everyone encouraged and consoled her to overcome the difficulties.)

Notes on Meaning

• khuyên giải specifically combines the ideas of advising (khuyên) and resolving/explaining (giải). It is not merely silent companionship but involves active, verbal comforting through reasoning and heartfelt talk.
• It differs from simple sympathy; it is an active attempt to alleviate sorrow by helping the person see things more clearly or feel less alone in their grief.

verb

1. to console; to solace