Definition

1. Noun:
   • The hearts and minds of people; public sentiment; popular will: This term refers to the collective feelings, thoughts, loyalty, and support of a group of people or the populace. It emphasizes the moral and emotional alignment of people.
   • Human conscience; a sense of humanity: In a more philosophical or ethical sense, it can refer to the innate moral compass or sense of right and wrong within a person.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Việc làm đó đã làm mất nhân tâm. (That action lost the hearts of the people.)
  • Nhà lãnh đạo phải biết được nhân tâm mong muốn điều gì. (A leader must understand what public sentiment desires.)
  • Làm việc ác là trái với nhân tâm. (Doing evil goes against human conscience.)

Advanced Usage

• "thu phục nhân tâm": to win over people's hearts; to gain popular support.

  • Chiến lược của ông ấy tập trung vào việc thu phục nhân tâm. (His strategy focuses on winning over people's hearts.)

• "nhân tâm tùy thích": (idiomatic) according to one's own will or preference; acting arbitrarily without regard for others' feelings.

  • Anh ta cứ hành động nhân tâm tùy thích, chẳng nghe ai. (He just acts according to his own will, not listening to anyone.)

Variants and Related Words

• Lòng người (n): a near-synonymous phrase meaning "the hearts of people" or "human feelings."
  • Hiểu được lòng người là điều không dễ. (Understanding human hearts is not easy.)

Synonyms

• Public support: backing from the people.
• Popular will: the desires of the populace.
• Conscience: an inner feeling of right and wrong.

Related Idioms

• Mất nhân tâm: to lose popular support; to act in a way that alienates people.

  • Chính sách hà khắc khiến chính quyền mất nhân tâm. (The harsh policy caused the government to lose popular support.)

• Được nhân tâm: to have popular support; to be in favor with the people.

  • Nhờ sự công bằng, vị quan đó được nhân tâm. (Thanks to his fairness, that official had the people's support.)

1. Man's heart
   • Thu phục nhân tâm
     To win over man's heart
   • Nhân tâm tùy thích
     At will