nhập tâm
Definition
- Verb:
- To memorize thoroughly / to learn by heart: To commit something to memory so completely that it can be recalled or performed effortlessly and accurately, often through repeated practice or deep concentration.
- To internalize: To absorb information, a skill, or a concept so deeply that it becomes an ingrained part of one's knowledge or automatic ability.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Diễn viên phải nhập tâm kịch bản trước khi lên sân khấu. (The actor must memorize the script thoroughly before going on stage.)
- Cô ấy đã nhập tâm giai điệu bài hát chỉ sau vài lần nghe. (She internalized the song's melody after just a few listens.)
- Để chơi bản nhạc này, bạn cần nhập tâm nó. (To play this piece, you need to learn it by heart.)
Advanced Usage
- The term often implies a process beyond simple rote memorization, suggesting a deeper level of understanding and assimilation where the knowledge becomes second nature.
- It is frequently used in contexts involving artistic performance (music, theater), study, or mastering a complex procedure.
Variants and Related Words
- Thuộc lòng (v): to know by heart. This is a more common synonym for rote memorization, while often carries a connotation of deeper absorption.
- Học sinh thuộc lòng bài thơ. (The student memorized the poem by heart.)
Synonyms
- Memorize: to commit to memory.
- Internalize: to make attitudes or behavior part of one's nature by learning or unconscious assimilation.
- Learn by heart: to memorize perfectly.
Related Idioms
- While itself is not typically part of a longer idiom, its meaning is central to the concept of "học một biết mười" (to learn one thing and understand ten)—implying deep, internalized learning that leads to broad comprehension.