Definition

1. Noun:
   • Mission: A specific, important, and often sacred task, duty, or purpose that an individual, group, or organization is assigned or feels compelled to fulfill. It implies a high level of responsibility and significance.
   • Historical/Divine Mandate: A grand purpose or role assigned by history, fate, or a higher power, often used in ideological, political, or spiritual contexts.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Sứ mệnh của người lính là bảo vệ Tổ quốc. (The soldier's mission is to protect the Fatherland.)
  • Công ty này có sứ mệnh nâng cao chất lượng giáo dục. (This company has a mission to improve the quality of education.)
  • Giai cấp công nhân đảm đương một sứ mệnh lịch sử. (The working class undertakes a historical mission.)

Advanced Usage

• "sứ mệnh lịch sử": historical mission.

  • Đảng tin vào sứ mệnh lịch sử của mình. (The Party believes in its historical mission.)

• "sứ mệnh cao cả": noble mission / lofty mission.

  • Họ cảm thấy mình có một sứ mệnh cao cả để giúp đỡ người nghèo. (They feel they have a noble mission to help the poor.)

Variants and Related Words

• Sứ mạng (n): A synonym for "sứ mệnh," also meaning "mission." It is slightly less common but used interchangeably.

  • Sứ mạng của nhà văn là phản ánh hiện thực. (The writer's mission is to reflect reality.)

• Nhiệm vụ (n): Task, duty. This is a more general and secular term for a duty or assignment, without the sacred or grand connotation of "sứ mệnh."

  • Nhiệm vụ của bạn là hoàn thành báo cáo. (Your task is to complete the report.)

Synonyms

• Mission: A specific task with a strong sense of purpose.
• Calling: A strong inner impulse toward a particular course of action, especially one accompanied by conviction of divine influence.
• Mandate: An official order or commission to do something.
• Vocation: A feeling of suitability for a particular career or occupation, often viewed as requiring dedication.

Related Idioms

• "Mang sứ mệnh trên vai": To bear/carry a mission on one's shoulders.
  • Người chỉ huy trẻ mang sứ mệnh trên vai. (The young commander bears a mission on his shoulders.)

noun

1. mission