tha thiết

tha thiết

Mọi người đều tha thiết với công việc của mình.

Definition
  1. Adjective:

    • Earnest / Ardent: Expressing deep, sincere, and intense feeling or desire. It describes a state of heartfelt emotion or strong, genuine longing.
    • Yearning / Longing: Conveying a profound and persistent wish or desire for something or someone.
  2. Adverb:

    • Earnestly / Ardently: Doing something with deep feeling, sincerity, and intensity.
Usage Examples
  • Adjective:

    • ấy lời cầu xin tha thiết. (She made an earnest plea.)
    • Anh ấy nhìn với ánh mắt tha thiết. (He looked at her with a yearning gaze.)
    • Họ mong muốn tha thiết được đoàn tụ gia đình. (They have an ardent desire to reunite the family.)
  • Adverb:

    • Người mẹ tha thiết khuyên bảo đứa con. (The mother advised her child earnestly.)
    • Tôi tha thiết hy vọng bạn sẽ hiểu. (I sincerely hope you will understand.)
Advanced Usage
  • Often used to modify verbs of speaking, requesting, hoping, or loving to intensify the emotional depth.
  • Can describe the tone of voice, a look, or a written appeal.
  • "Thiết tha": This is a variant form with identical meaning and usage. "Tha thiết" and "thiết tha" are interchangeable.
    • Lời hứa thiết tha (An earnest promise).
Variants and Related Words
  • Thiết tha (adj, adv): Earnest, ardent; earnestly. A direct variant of "tha thiết".
Synonyms
  • Earnest: Showing sincere conviction.
  • Ardent: Enthusiastic or passionate.
  • Yearning: Involving a deep longing.
  • Heartfelt: Deeply and sincerely felt.
  • Fervent: Having or displaying a passionate intensity.
Related Idioms
  • Khẩn khoản tha thiết: To plead or beg earnestly.

    • Cậu khẩn khoản tha thiết xin được đi theo. (The boy earnestly pleaded to be allowed to go along.)
  • Lời nói tha thiết: Heartfelt words.

    • Những lời nói tha thiết của đã lay động mọi người. (Her heartfelt words moved everyone.)