Definition

1. Adjective phrase:
   • To be accustomed to the work: To have become familiar with the duties, routines, and requirements of a job or task through experience.
   • To be proficient at the work: To have gained the necessary skill, practice, and competence to perform a job effectively and efficiently.

Usage Examples

• Adjective phrase: (The new employee has become accustomed to the work after three months.) (Once you are proficient at the work, everything will become easier.) (She has worked here for a long time, so she is very familiar with the work.)

Advanced Usage

• The phrase often implies a process of adaptation and learning. It describes the state achieved after the initial period of being new or unskilled ("lạ việc").
• It can be used in comparative structures. (He is more proficient at the work than I am.)

Variants and Related Words

• Làm quen với công việc (verb phrase): to get acquainted with, to familiarize oneself with the work. (I need a week to get acquainted with the new work.)
• Thành thạo công việc (adjective phrase): to be skilled/masterful at the work (implies a higher level of expertise than "quen việc").
• Dạn việc (adjective): to be seasoned/experienced in the work (similar meaning, often used in Southern Vietnam).

Synonyms

• To be used to the job: To be familiar with it through habit.
• To be experienced in the work: To have knowledge or skill from prolonged involvement.
• To be adept at the work: To be very skilled or proficient.

Related Idioms

• Quen tay, quen việc: An idiom meaning "familiar hands, familiar work," emphasizing that practice and habit lead to proficiency. (Just persevere; once you're practiced and familiar with the work, it will become quick.)