mải

Thân thiện

Ban ngày còn mải đi chơi.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Absorbed / Engrossed: To be completely focused on or deeply involved in an activity to the point of ignoring one's surroundings or other matters.
   • Busy / Preoccupied: To be occupied or intently engaged with a specific task.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Nó mải chơi điện tử quên cả giờ cơm. (He was so absorbed in playing video games that he forgot meal time.)
  • Cô ấy mải đọc sách đến nỗi không nghe thấy chuông điện thoại. (She was so engrossed in reading her book that she didn't hear the phone ring.)
  • Anh ấy mải làm việc cả đêm. (He was busy working all night.)

Advanced Usage

• "mải mê": This is a common reduplicative form that intensifies the meaning, translating to "completely engrossed" or "passionately absorbed."
  • Cậu bé mải mê lắp ráp mô hình. (The boy was completely engrossed in assembling the model.)

Variants and Related Words

• Mải miết (adv/adj): To do something diligently and continuously without stopping, often with a sense of urgency or dedication.
  • Họ làm việc mải miết để kịp hạn chót. (They worked diligently without pause to meet the deadline.)

Synonyms

• Engrossed: Having all one's attention or interest absorbed by someone or something.
• Preoccupied: Dominated or engrossed by a thought, topic, or task.
• Absorbed: Very interested in something and not paying attention to anything else.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Mải vui: To be caught up in having fun; to be so busy enjoying oneself.

  • Bọn trẻ mải vui ngoài sân. (The children were caught up in having fun in the yard.)

• Mải làm ăn: To be preoccupied with making a living or business affairs.

  • Dân trong làng đang mải làm ăn. (The villagers are preoccupied with their work and business.)

Học thuật

1. to become absorbed; to be busy with
   • mải làm việc gì
     to busy oneself with doing something