mẫn tiệp

Một học sinh mẫn tiệp hoàn thành bài tập nhanh chóng.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Quick-witted and diligent: Describes a person who is both mentally sharp, quick to understand, and industrious in their work or studies.
   • Perceptive and agile: Refers to keen intelligence combined with promptness in action or response.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Cậu ấy có trí tuệ mẫn tiệp, giải quyết vấn đề rất nhanh. (He has a quick-witted intellect and solves problems very quickly.)
  • Nhờ sự mẫn tiệp, cô ấy hoàn thành công việc trước thời hạn. (Thanks to her diligence and agility, she completed the work ahead of schedule.)

Advanced Usage

• This is a literary and somewhat formal adjective, often used in written Vietnamese to praise someone's intellectual capabilities and work ethic. It is less common in everyday spoken language.

Variants and Related Words

• Mẫn cán (adj): diligent and capable.
  • Một công chức mẫn cán. (A diligent and capable civil servant.)

Synonyms

• Quick-witted: mentally sharp and alert.
• Diligent: having or showing care in one's work or duties.
• Perceptive: having or showing keen insight.
• Agile: able to think and understand quickly.

Related Idioms

• itself can be considered a fixed literary phrase. There are no common idioms that use this exact term, as it is already a compound descriptor.