Definition

1. Verb:
   • To introspect / To self-reflect: The primary meaning of "tự vấn" is to examine one's own thoughts, feelings, motives, or conscience deeply and critically.
   • To question oneself: It involves asking oneself serious, often difficult, questions to achieve greater self-awareness or moral clarity.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Trước khi đưa ra quyết định, anh ấy thường tự vấn rất kỹ. (Before making a decision, he usually introspects very carefully.)
  • Cô ấy tự vấn lương tâm về hành động của mình. (She examined her conscience regarding her actions.)
  • Tôi cần một khoảng lặng để tự vấn. (I need a moment of silence to question myself.)

Advanced Usage

• "tự vấn lương tâm": to examine one's conscience; a deep, moral self-reflection.
  • Sự kiện đó khiến tôi phải tự vấn lương tâm. (That event forced me to examine my conscience.)

Variants and Related Words

• Tự chất vấn (v): to interrogate or challenge oneself; a stronger, more confrontational form of self-questioning.
  • Anh ta tự chất vấn về những giá trị sống của mình. (He interrogated himself about his life values.)

Synonyms

• Introspect: to look inward and examine one's own thoughts and feelings.
• Soul-search: to deeply reflect on one's character and motivations.
• Examine one's conscience: to reflect on the morality of one's actions.

Related Idioms

• Tự vấn tự đáp: to question and answer oneself; to engage in an internal dialogue or debate.
  • Cả đêm anh ấy cứ tự vấn tự đáp về tương lai. (All night he kept questioning and answering himself about the future.)