tiến thủ
Definition
- Verb:
- To strive for advancement; to be enterprising: To make active and diligent efforts to improve one's position, skills, or situation, often with a sense of ambition and forward momentum.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Anh ấy luôn có tinh thần tiến thủ trong công việc. (He always has an enterprising spirit at work.)
- Cô ấy tiến thủ bằng cách học thêm nhiều kỹ năng mới. (She strives for advancement by learning many new skills.)
- Giới trẻ cần có ý chí tiến thủ. (Young people need to have the will to progress.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is often used in a positive, commendable context to describe a desirable personal quality. It implies self-motivation and a proactive approach to life and career.
- "Chí tiến thủ" (n): Ambition; the will to advance; enterprising spirit. This is a very common compound noun form.
- Nhà tuyển dụng đánh giá cao ứng viên có chí tiến thủ. (Employers highly value candidates with an enterprising spirit.)
Variants and Related Words
- Tiến bộ (v): to progress, to improve (often used for skills, knowledge, or a situation).
- Trình độ tiếng Anh của tôi đã tiến bộ rất nhiều. (My English proficiency has improved a lot.)
- Phấn đấu (v): to strive, to struggle for a goal.
- Cậu ấy phấn đấu để trở thành bác sĩ. (He strives to become a doctor.)
Synonyms
- To be ambitious: Having a strong desire for success or achievement.
- To be enterprising: Having or showing initiative and resourcefulness.
- To strive: To make great efforts to achieve or obtain something.
Related Idioms
- Tiến lên: To advance, to move forward. This is a more general term for physical or figurative forward movement.
- Quân đội tiến lên về phía trước. (The army advanced forward.)
- Vươn lên: To rise up; to overcome circumstances to achieve a better position.
- Cô ấy vươn lên từ hoàn cảnh khó khăn. (She rose up from difficult circumstances.)