Definition

1. Verb:
   • To yield; to give way; to cede: To voluntarily give up something that is rightfully yours or a position you hold so that another person can have it. This often involves an act of courtesy, sacrifice, or concession.
   • To concede; to admit as inferior: To acknowledge that someone or something else is superior in a certain aspect.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Anh nhường em. (The older brother yields to the younger sibling.)
  • Nhường chỗ cho phụ nữ, trẻ em, người già. (To give up one's seat for women, children, and the elderly.)
  • Tuyết nhường màu da. (Snow concedes [is inferior to] the whiteness of her skin.)

Advanced Usage

• "nhường lại": to hand over, to transfer (possession or a right).

  • Anh ấy đã nhường lại căn nhà cho con trai. (He handed over the house to his son.)

• "nhường bước": to step aside, to give way (literally and figuratively).

  • Trong tranh luận, cô ấy không bao giờ nhường bước. (In an argument, she never gives way.)

Variants and Related Words

• Nhường nhịn (v): to show forbearance, to be accommodating and yielding in a relationship to maintain harmony.
  • Vợ chồng phải biết nhường nhịn nhau. (Husband and wife must know how to yield to each other.)

Synonyms

• Yield: To give way to arguments, demands, or pressure.
• Cede: To give up power or territory formally.
• Concede: To admit defeat or acknowledge something is true.
• Relinquish: To voluntarily give up something.

Related Idioms

• Nhường cơm sẻ áo: To share one's last bowl of rice and piece of clothing; to make great sacrifices, depriving oneself of basic necessities to help someone else.

  • Họ sống với nhau trong tình làng nghĩa xóm, biết nhường cơm sẻ áo. (They live together in communal spirit, knowing how to share their last possessions.)

• Nhường lời: To yield the floor; to let someone else speak.

  • Xin mời ông chủ tịch nhường lời cho vị khách mời. (I ask the chairman to yield the floor to our guest.)

1. Be self-denying, show self-denial, yield, give up what is one's due
   • Anh nhường em
     The elder brother gives up what is his due to the younger brother
   • Nhường chỗ cho phụ nữ, trẻ em, người già
     To give up one's seat to women, children, elderly people
2. như dường