Definition

1. Verb:

   • To advise; to counsel: To give someone suggestions or recommendations about what they should do, often based on your own knowledge or experience, with the intention of helping them.
   • To recommend: To suggest a particular course of action or choice as being the best or most suitable.
   • To admonish; to urge: To gently warn or earnestly encourage someone to follow a certain (usually good) path or to avoid a bad one.

2. Noun:

   • (Zoology) A type of small bird, specifically referring to the Zosterops, or white-eye, a small passerine bird.
   • An earring, typically a hoop or circular piece of jewelry worn on the ear.
   • (Historical/Archival) A red circle marked beside a passage of classical Chinese writing to indicate approval or highlight an excellent phrase.

Usage Examples

• Verb:

  • Tôi khuyên anh nên nghỉ ngơi. (I advise you to rest.)
  • Bác sĩ khuyên cô ấy uống nhiều nước. (The doctor recommended she drink plenty of water.)
  • Mẹ tôi thường khuyên tôi phải trung thực. (My mother often admonishes me to be honest.)

• Noun:

  • Trong vườn có nhiều chim khuyên. (There are many white-eye birds in the garden.)
  • Cô ấy đeo một đôi khuyên vàng rất đẹp. (She wears a very beautiful pair of gold earrings.)

Advanced Usage

• The verb "khuyên" often implies a gentle, well-intentioned suggestion rather than a command. It is commonly used in the structure "khuyên ai nên làm gì" (to advise someone to do something).
• As a noun for an earring, "khuyên" often refers specifically to hoop-style earrings or studs. Other types like dangling earrings might use different words (e.g., ).

Variants and Related Words

• Khuyên bảo (v): To advise and instruct; a more emphatic or caring form of advising, often used by elders.
  • Cha mẹ luôn khuyên bảo con cái. (Parents always counsel their children.)
• Lời khuyên (n): Advice, a piece of counsel.
  • Đó là một lời khuyên hữu ích. (That is a useful piece of advice.)
• Khung khuyên (n): The setting or mount for a gemstone in jewelry.

Synonyms

• Advise, counsel, recommend, suggest, urge.

Related Idioms

• Khuyên can: To dissuade; to advise someone against doing something.
  • Bạn bè đã cố gắng khuyên can anh ta khỏi quyết định liều lĩnh đó. (His friends tried to dissuade him from that reckless decision.)
• Khuyên nhủ: To exhort; to advise earnestly and repeatedly.
  • Thầy giáo khuyên nhủ học sinh chăm chỉ học tập. (The teacher exhorted the students to study diligently.)

verb

1. to advise; to recommend; to admonish
   • tôi khuyên anh nên làm theo lời cô ta nói
     I recommend you to do what she says