Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Bold; daring: Having or showing a willingness to take risks and act with confidence, often overcoming hesitation or fear.
   • Courageous; audacious: Showing a lack of fear in the face of difficulty or potential criticism.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Cô ấy rất mạnh bạo khi đưa ra ý kiến trái chiều. (She was very bold in voicing a contrary opinion.)
  • Anh ấy cần phải mạnh bạo hơn trong công việc. (He needs to be more daring in his work.)
  • Lời phê bình mạnh bạo của anh ấy khiến mọi người chú ý. (His audacious criticism got everyone's attention.)

Advanced Usage

• The word can describe actions, speech, or personal character. It often implies an admirable quality of confronting fear or social pressure.
• "trở nên mạnh bạo": to become bold, to gain courage.
  • Sau khóa đào tạo, cô ấy đã trở nên mạnh bạo hơn. (After the training course, she became bolder.)

Variants and Related Words

• Mạnh dạn (adj): Confident, assertive. Often used interchangeably with "mạnh bạo," though "mạnh dạn" can sometimes sound slightly less intense.
  • Cậu bé mạnh dạn giơ tay phát biểu. (The boy confidently raised his hand to speak.)

Synonyms

• Bold: Showing a willingness to take risks.
• Daring: Adventurous or audaciously bold.
• Audacious: Showing a willingness to take surprisingly bold risks.
• Courageous: Not deterred by danger or pain; brave.

Antonyms

• Nhút nhát: Timid, shy.
• E dè: Hesitant, cautious.
• Rụt rè: Bashful, reserved.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Ăn nói mạnh bạo: To speak boldly or bluntly.
  • Ông ấy ăn nói mạnh bạo, không sợ mất lòng. (He speaks bluntly, not afraid of offending people.)
• Hành động mạnh bạo: To take bold/drastic action.
  • Chính phủ đã có hành động mạnh bạo để ổn định thị trường. (The government took drastic action to stabilize the market.)