mải miết
Definition
- 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.)