Definition

1. Verb:
   • To become, to turn into: Indicates a transformation or development into a new state, condition, or characteristic, often implying an inherent or resulting quality.
   • To be born, to come into existence: Refers to the act of being born or the origin of something.
   • To arise, to be produced: Describes something that comes into being or is generated as a result of something else.

Usage Examples

• Verb (to become):
  • Thằng bé sinh ra lười. (The boy becomes lazy.)
  • Cô ấy sinh ra nhút nhát khi ở chỗ đông người. (She becomes timid when in a crowd.)
• Verb (to be born):
  • Anh ấy sinh ra ở Hà Nội. (He was born in Hanoi.)
  • Ý tưởng tuyệt vời đó sinh ra từ một cuộc thảo luận. (That great idea was born from a discussion.)
• Verb (to arise):
  • Nhiều vấn đề mới sinh ra từ quyết định đó. (Many new problems arise from that decision.)
  • Sự hiểu lầm sinh ra do thiếu giao tiếp. (Misunderstandings arise from a lack of communication.)

Advanced Usage

• "sinh ra đời": to be born into the world, to come into life.
  • Mỗi đứa trẻ sinh ra đời đều là một món quà. (Every child born into the world is a gift.)
• Used to express an inevitable or natural consequence.
  • Chủ quan sinh ra thất bại. (Complacency gives rise to failure.)

Variants and Related Words

• Sinh sản (verb): to reproduce, to breed.
  • Động vật sinh sản để duy trì nòi giống. (Animals reproduce to maintain their species.)
• Sinh thành (verb, formal): to give birth (often used for parents).
  • Công ơn sinh thành của cha mẹ. (The debt of gratitude for parents giving birth and raising you.)
• Sinh (verb): to be born; to give birth; to grow.
  • Sinh năm 1990. (Born in 1990.)

Synonyms

• Trở nên (verb): to become.
  • Cô ấy trở nên tự tin hơn. (She becomes more confident.)
• Phát sinh (verb): to arise, to occur.
  • Chi phí phát sinh. (Additional costs arise.)
• Xuất hiện (verb): to appear, to emerge.
  • Khó khăn mới xuất hiện. (New difficulties appear.)

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

• Sinh ra đời (as above): to be born.
• Sinh ra từ: to stem from, to originate from.
  • Truyền thống này sinh ra từ làng quê. (This tradition stems from the countryside.)

Related Idioms

• Ở hiền gặp lành, ở ác sinh ra ác: Kindness begets kindness, wickedness begets wickedness. (Literally: Being good meets good, being evil gives rise to evil.)
• Nhàn cư vi bất thiện / Nhàn rỗi sinh ra tật xấu: Idleness is the root of all vice. (An idle mind is the devil's workshop.)
  • Bố mẹ luôn dạy rằng nhàn rỗi sinh ra tật xấu. (Parents always teach that idleness gives rise to bad habits.)

verb

1. to turn, to become
   • thằng bé sinh ra lười
     The boy turns lazy