Definition

1. Adjective:

   • Biased or partial: Showing an unfair preference for one person, group, or side over another, often leading to unjust treatment.
   • Unfair: Not based on impartial judgment; influenced by personal feelings or external pressures.

2. Verb (less common):

   • To show bias or favoritism: The act of treating someone with unfair partiality.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Trọng tài đó bị cáo buộc là thiên vị. (That referee is accused of being biased.)
  • Một giáo viên không nên có thái độ thiên vị. (A teacher should not have a partial attitude.)
• Verb:
  • Ông chủ không được thiên vị bất kỳ nhân viên nào. (The boss must not show favoritism to any employee.)

Advanced Usage

• Often used in formal or critical contexts to describe systemic or institutional unfairness, such as in law, journalism, or management.
• Can be used in the negative form "không thiên vị" to mean or .
  • Một bản tin cần phải không thiên vị. (A news report needs to be unbiased.)

Variants and Related Words

• Thiên kiến (n): Prejudice or bias (often refers to a preconceived opinion).
• Định kiến (n): Prejudice or stereotype.
• Vô tư (adj): Impartial, unbiased, or disinterested.

Synonyms

• Biased: Inclined for or against someone unfairly.
• Partial: Favoring one side unduly.
• Prejudiced: Having preconceived opinions that are not based on reason.
• Unfair: Not based on equality or justice.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Thiên vị ai/điều gì: To be biased toward someone/something.
  • Anh ta thiên vị đội bóng quê hương mình. (He is biased toward his hometown football team.)
• Sự thiên vị (n): The noun form, meaning or .
  • Sự thiên vị trong tuyển dụng là không thể chấp nhận. (Bias in recruitment is unacceptable.)

adj

1. biased, partial, unfair