Definition

1. Verb:
   • To consent willingly / to agree readily: To give permission or approval for something in a positive and agreeable manner, often implying a harmonious or favorable disposition.
   • To be amenable / to acquiesce: To accept or comply with a request or situation without reluctance or protest.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Gia đình đã thuận tình cho tôi đi du học. (My family willingly consented to me studying abroad.)
  • Cả hai bên thuận tình ký vào hợp đồng. (Both parties readily agreed to sign the contract.)
  • Cô ấy thuận tình với đề nghị của chúng tôi. (She was amenable to our proposal.)

Advanced Usage

• "thuận tình chuẩn y": to officially approve and consent.
  • Hội đồng đã thuận tình chuẩn y dự án. (The council officially approved and consented to the project.)

Variants and Related Words

• Thuận (v): to agree, to be in accord.

  • Mọi người đều thuận với phương án này. (Everyone agrees with this plan.)

• Đồng tình (v): to share the same opinion, to concur.

  • Tôi hoàn toàn đồng tình với bạn. (I completely concur with you.)

Synonyms

• Consent: to give permission for something to happen.
• Agree: to have the same opinion or to accept a suggestion.
• Acquiesce: to accept something reluctantly but without protest.

Related Idioms

• Thuận buồm xuôi gió: (lit. favorable sails and smooth winds) to go smoothly and successfully, often implying everything proceeds with favorable agreement.
  • Công việc thuận buồm xuôi gió vì mọi người đều thuận tình. (The work went smoothly because everyone was agreeable.)