sức
Definition
Noun:
- Strength, power, force: The physical or mental capacity to act, exert effort, or endure. It refers to the inherent energy or vigor in a person, animal, or natural phenomenon.
- Capacity, capability: The potential or maximum output for performing work, producing, or functioning effectively.
Verb (Archaic):
- To order, to command: Used historically to describe a superior issuing an oral command or instruction to a subordinate.
Usage Examples
Noun:
- Anh ấy có sức khỏe tốt. (He has good strength/health.)
- Sức gió rất mạnh. (The force of the wind is very strong.)
- Nhà máy vận hành hết sức. (The factory operates at full capacity.)
Verb (Archaic):
- Nhà vua sức cho quan lại thi hành mệnh lệnh. (The king ordered the officials to carry out the command.)
Advanced Usage
"sức mạnh": power, might (often abstract or collective).
- Sức mạnh của tinh thần đoàn kết. (The power of united spirit.)
"sức lực": physical strength, effort.
- Dự án này tiêu tốn nhiều sức lực. (This project consumes a lot of effort.)
Variants and Related Words
Sức khỏe (n): health.
- Chúc bạn sức khỏe. (I wish you good health.)
Sức ép (n): pressure.
- Sức ép công việc rất lớn. (Work pressure is very high.)
Sức sống (n): vitality, life force.
- Thành phố tràn đầy sức sống. (The city is full of vitality.)
Synonyms
- Strength: physical power.
- Force: power exerted (e.g., of nature).
- Capacity: maximum ability to produce or contain.
- Vigor: active strength or energy.
Related Idioms
Hết sức: to the utmost, extremely.
- Tôi hết sức ủng hộ anh. (I support you to the utmost.)
Sức cùng lực kiệt: to be completely exhausted, at the end of one's strength.
- Làm việc cả ngày, tôi cảm thấy sức cùng lực kiệt. (Working all day, I feel completely exhausted.)
Biết sức mình: to know one's own limits/strength.
- Anh ta thất bại vì không biết sức mình. (He failed because he didn't know his own limits.)
noun
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strength, power, force
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sức sản xuấtproductive force capacity
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