Definition

1. Verb:
   • To stay awake and watchful: To remain awake and alert, especially during the night, for the purpose of guarding, protecting, or watching over something or someone.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Người lính thức nhắc suốt đêm. (The soldier stayed awake and watchful all night.)
  • Bà mẹ thức nhắc bên giường đứa con ốm. (The mother kept a watchful vigil by her sick child's bedside.)
  • Chúng tôi phải thức nhắc để canh phòng kho hàng. (We had to stay awake and alert to guard the warehouse.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "thức nhắc" conveys a sense of duty, vigilance, and care. It is often used in contexts involving protection, nursing, or security, implying a deliberate and purposeful act of staying awake.

Variants and Related Words

• Thức canh (v): to stay awake on guard duty.
  • Anh ấy thức canh ở cổng làng. (He stayed awake on guard at the village gate.)
• Thức trắng đêm (v): to stay up all night.
  • Cô ấy thức trắng đêm hoàn thành báo cáo. (She stayed up all night to finish the report.)

Synonyms

• To keep vigil: To stay awake, especially at night, for prayer or to watch over something.
• To stand guard: To be on duty to protect or watch over an area.
• To watch over: To guard or care for someone or something attentively.

Related Idioms

• Thức khuya dậy sớm: To go to bed late and get up early (indicating hard work and diligence).
  • Người nông dân thức khuya dậy sớm làm việc đồng áng. (The farmer goes to bed late and gets up early to work the fields.)