rắp tâm

Một người đàn ông rắp tâm trộm một chiếc xe đạp.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To intend / to have a mind to: To have a premeditated plan or a fixed intention in one's mind to do something, often implying a secret, stubborn, or mischievous purpose.
   • To plot / to scheme: To harbor a deliberate plan, typically to do something wrong or harmful.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Hắn rắp tâm phá hoại cuộc họp. (He intended to sabotage the meeting.)
  • Nó đã rắp tâm trốn đi từ lâu. (It had long schemed to run away.)
  • Không ai biết kẻ đó đang rắp tâm làm gì. (No one knows what that person is plotting to do.)

Advanced Usage

• The word "rắp tâm" often carries a negative connotation, describing a hidden, determined intention to act, usually in a deceitful or harmful manner. It emphasizes premeditation and resolve in one's plan.

Variants and Related Words

• To premeditate: To think about or plan beforehand.
• To be bent on: To be determined to do something.

Synonyms

• Intend: To have in mind as a purpose.
• Plot: To plan secretly, especially for a hostile or illegal act.
• Scheme: To make secret or underhand plans.

Related Idioms

• Rắp tâm hãm hại: To plot to harm someone.
  • Kẻ xấu rắp tâm hãm hại người lương thiện. (The villain plots to harm the innocent person.)