Definition

1. Adverb:
   • As one wishes, as one pleases: Indicates doing something according to one's own preference, without external constraints or limitations. It conveys a sense of freedom and personal choice.

Usage

• "Tùy thích" is used to describe an action performed with complete freedom of choice. It often follows a verb to indicate the manner of the action.
• It is commonly used in invitations, permissions, or descriptions of unrestricted situations.
• Example structure: Verb + (Object) + .
  • Anh có thể chọn món ăn tùy thích. (You can choose the dish as you like.)
  • Các em được phép vẽ tùy thích. (The children are allowed to draw as they please.)

Examples

• (You can sit wherever you like anywhere in the room.)
• (Decorate your room according to your own taste.)
• (During break time, students can play as they wish.)

Advanced Usage

• "Làm gì tùy thích": To do whatever one likes.
  • Ở đây, bạn có thể làm gì tùy thích. (Here, you can do whatever you like.)
• Used to emphasize the absence of rules or restrictions in a given context.
  • Buổi tiệc tự phục vụ, mọi người ăn uống tùy thích. (It's a buffet party, everyone eats and drinks freely/at their own discretion.)

Variants and Related Words

• Tùy ý (Adverb/Adjective): At one's discretion, optional, arbitrary. Often interchangeable with "tùy thích" but can sound slightly more formal or neutral.
  • Bạn có thể tùy ý rời đi. (You may leave at your discretion.)
• Thoải mái (Adjective/Adverb): Comfortable, at ease. Can be used in similar contexts to describe a relaxed, unrestricted state but focuses more on the feeling than the freedom of choice.
  • Cứ thoải mái đi! (Make yourself comfortable!/Feel free!)

Synonyms

• Theo ý muốn: According to one's wish/desire.
• Tự do: Freely (implies liberty).
• Muốn sao cũng được: (Informal) However one wants is fine.

Related Phrases / Idioms

• "Muốn làm gì thì làm": (Idiomatic/Informal) Do whatever you want. This phrase is more direct and casual than "tùy thích".
  • Con đã lớn rồi, muốn làm gì thì làm đi. (You're grown up now, do whatever you want.)
• "Thích thì chiều": (Idiomatic) If you like it, indulge (yourself). Often used to permit indulgence in a preference.
  • Đồ ngọt ở trên bàn, thích thì chiều nhé. (The sweets are on the table, help yourself if you like them.)

1. as one wishes