thuận tình
Definition
- 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.)