mai sau
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Definition
- Adverb:
- In the future, later on, hereafter: Refers to a time that is yet to come, often a distant or unspecified future time. It conveys a sense of looking forward to what will happen after the present moment.
Usage Examples
- Adverb:
- Chúng ta hãy cùng nhau xây dựng một tương lai tươi sáng mai sau. (Let's work together to build a bright future hereafter.)
- Những việc làm tốt đẹp hôm nay sẽ mang lại kết quả tốt mai sau. (Good deeds today will yield good results in the future.)
- Anh ấy hy vọng mai sau sẽ trở thành một bác sĩ. (He hopes later on he will become a doctor.)
Advanced Usage
- "đời mai sau" / "kiếp mai sau": These phrases are often used in philosophical, spiritual, or poetic contexts to refer to a future life, reincarnation, or the afterlife.
- Con người ta thường tin vào sự tồn tại của một đời mai sau. (People often believe in the existence of a future life.)
- Used to express hopes, plans, or consequences that will manifest in a future time, emphasizing a temporal separation from the present.
Variants and Related Words
- Sau này (Adverb/Phrase): Later, in the future. This is a more common and direct synonym for "mai sau".
- Sau này tôi muốn đi du lịch vòng quanh thế giới. (Later, I want to travel around the world.)
- Tương lai (Noun): The future. While "mai sau" is an adverb meaning "in the future", "tương lai" is the noun for "future".
- Tương lai của đất nước nằm trong tay thế hệ trẻ. (The future of the country lies in the hands of the young generation.)
- Ngày sau (Adverb/Phrase): In days to come, hereafter. Similar to "mai sau" but can sound slightly more literary.
Synonyms
- Về sau: Afterwards, later.
- Sau nầy: Later on (Southern Vietnamese variant of "sau này").
Related Phrases
- Cho mai sau: For the future (generations). This phrase highlights actions taken for the benefit of those who come later.
- Chúng ta phải bảo vệ môi trường cho mai sau. (We must protect the environment for the future.)
Related Idioms
- "Trồng cây cho mai sau": Literally "to plant trees for the future". This idiom means to do good deeds or make investments (of time, effort, care) whose benefits will be reaped by future generations.
- Giáo dục con cái chính là trồng cây cho mai sau. (Educating children is precisely planting trees for the future.)
- in the future