Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Kind-hearted: Having a naturally good and benevolent character; showing a genuine desire to help others and act with compassion.
   • Good-natured: Having a friendly, generous, and considerate disposition.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Cô ấy là một người rất tốt bụng. (She is a very kind-hearted person.)
  • Anh ấy đã có một hành động tốt bụng khi giúp đỡ người già. (He performed a good-natured act by helping the elderly.)
  • Bà lão tốt bụng ấy thường cho trẻ con trong xóm kẹo. (That kind-hearted old lady often gives candy to the children in the neighborhood.)

Advanced Usage

• The adjective "tốt bụng" often describes a person's inherent and consistent character trait, not just a single action. It implies warmth and sincerity from within.
• It can be used in comparative and superlative forms: (more kind-hearted), (the most kind-hearted).

Variants and Related Words

• Tốt (adj): Good. A more general term for goodness, which can describe things, actions, or moral character.
• Nhân hậu (adj): Benevolent, charitable. A more formal synonym often found in written language.
• Có lòng tốt (phrase): To have kindness/goodwill. A descriptive phrase for performing a kind act.

Synonyms

• Kind-hearted: Having a kind and sympathetic nature.
• Benevolent: Well-meaning and kindly.
• Good-natured: Having a pleasant or friendly disposition.

Related Idioms

• Bụng tốt: A less common inverted form with the same meaning, emphasizing the "heart" or "innards" () as the seat of kindness.
  • Con người bụng tốt thường được mọi người quý mến. (People with good hearts are often loved by everyone.)

adj

1. kind-hearted