Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Pragmatic; practical: Emphasizing practical consequences, real-world results, and immediate usefulness over theoretical or idealistic considerations.
   • Utilitarian: Focusing on what is materially useful or profitable, often with a connotation of prioritizing personal or immediate gain.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Anh ta có cách suy nghĩ rất thực dụng. (He has a very pragmatic way of thinking.)
  • Cô ấy lựa chọn nghề nghiệp vì lý do thực dụng. (She chose her career for utilitarian reasons.)
  • Đó là một giải pháp thực dụng cho vấn đề của chúng tôi. (That is a practical solution to our problem.)

Advanced Usage

• The term can sometimes carry a slightly negative connotation, implying a lack of principle or a focus on crude material gain.
  • Đừng quá thực dụng mà quên đi các giá trị tinh thần. (Don't be so pragmatic/materialistic that you forget spiritual values.)

Variants and Related Words

• Chủ nghĩa thực dụng (n): Pragmatism (the philosophy or approach).

  • Ông ấy theo chủ nghĩa thực dụng. (He adheres to pragmatism.)

• Tính thực dụng (n): Practicality; utilitarian nature.

  • Tính thực dụng của sáng kiến này là không thể phủ nhận. (The practicality of this initiative is undeniable.)

Synonyms

• Practical: Concerned with actual use or practice.
• Pragmatic: Dealing with things sensibly and realistically.
• Utilitarian: Designed to be useful or practical rather than attractive.

Related Concepts

• Thực tế (adj): Realistic, down-to-earth. While similar, is generally more neutral, whereas can imply a stronger focus on utility/gain.
• Vụ lợi (adj): Self-seeking, profit-oriented. This is more explicitly negative than .

adj

1. practical; pragmatic