thọ
Definition
Verb:
- To live long, to have longevity: The primary meaning of "thọ" is to live for a long time, often to an advanced age.
- To last, to endure: In informal usage, "thọ" can mean for something to last or endure for a period of time.
Noun:
- Longevity, lifespan: "Thọ" can function as a noun meaning the length or duration of a life.
Usage Examples
Verb:
- Ông cụ thọ đến 95 tuổi. (The old gentleman lived to be 95 years old.)
- Chiếc máy này không thọ được lâu. (This machine won't last long.)
Noun:
- Chúng tôi đến chúc thọ ông bà. (We came to wish the grandparents longevity.)
- Tuổi thọ trung bình đang tăng lên. (The average lifespan is increasing.)
Advanced Usage
"hưởng thọ": to enjoy a long life (often used in obituaries or to state the age someone lived to).
- Cụ bà đã hưởng thọ 90 tuổi. (The elderly lady passed away at the age of 90.)
"giảm thọ": to reduce one's lifespan.
- Hút thuốc lá có thể giảm thọ. (Smoking can reduce one's lifespan.)
Variants and Related Words
Trường thọ (adj): long-lived, having great longevity.
- Chúc ông bà trường thọ. (I wish you, grandparents, a very long life.)
Thọ lâu (v): to live for a very long time.
- Ai cũng mong muốn được thọ lâu. (Everyone wishes to live a long life.)
Synonyms
- Verb: To live long, to endure, to last.
- Noun: Longevity, lifespan, age.
Related Idioms
Phúc thọ song toàn: To be blessed with both happiness and longevity.
- Cụ ông được con cháu phụng dưỡng, thật là phúc thọ song toàn. (The old man is cared for by his children and grandchildren; he is truly blessed with both happiness and longevity.)
Chúc thọ: To wish someone a long life (a common phrase for birthdays of elderly people).
- Cả gia đình sum vầy để chúc thọ bà. (The whole family gathered to wish grandmother a long life.)
verb
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to live long, to live to be
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