mạnh bạo
Definition
- 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.)