Definition

1. Adverb:
   • With engrossed/absorbed diligence: Describes performing an action with intense, continuous, and often oblivious concentration, to the point of forgetting other things.
   • Unceasingly / tirelessly: Indicates continuing an action persistently without pause or weariness.

Usage Examples

• Adverb:
  • Cô ấy mải miết làm việc cả ngày. (She worked with engrossed diligence the entire day.)
  • Đàn kiến mải miết tha mồi về tổ. (The ants tirelessly carried food back to their nest.)
  • Cậu bé mải miết đọc cuốn truyện tranh. (The boy read the comic book with absorbed concentration.)

Advanced Usage

• The word often carries a nuance of being so deeply immersed in an activity that one loses track of time or surroundings. It can describe both physical labor and mental activity.

Variants and Related Words

• Mải (adj/adv): To be engrossed in, to be absorbed by. "Mải miết" is an intensified form.
  • Nó mải chơi quên cả giờ về. (He was so engrossed in playing that he forgot the time to go home.)

Synonyms

• Diligently: With careful and persistent effort.
• Intently: With earnest and eager attention.
• Assiduously: With constant and careful attention.
• Tirelessly: With indefatigable energy.

Related Idioms

• Mải miết chạy theo: To tirelessly chase after/pursue (often an idea, goal, or person).
  • Anh ta mải miết chạy theo những giấc mơ viển vông. (He tirelessly chased after pipe dreams.)