Definition

Noun: 1. Mind, psyche, intellect: The totality of human consciousness and thought processes, including perception, memory, reasoning, and emotion. It refers to the center of mental and psychological activity. 2. Consciousness, awareness: The state of being aware and able to think.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Âm nhạc có thể tác động mạnh mẽ đến tâm não. (Music can strongly affect the psyche.)
  • Sự kiện đó đã in sâu vào tâm não tôi. (That event is deeply engraved in my mind.)
  • Anh ấy cần nghỉ ngơi để tâm não được thư giãn. (He needs to rest to relax his mind.)

Advanced Usage

• "Khắc sâu vào tâm não": To be engraved/etched/burned into one's memory/consciousness.
  • Bài học ấy đã khắc sâu vào tâm não của mọi người. (That lesson has been etched into the consciousness of everyone.)

Variants and Related Words

• Tâm trí (noun): Mind, mental state. Often used interchangeably with "tâm não," though "tâm não" can sound slightly more formal or literary.
• Trí não (noun): Intellect, brainpower. Emphasizes cognitive and intellectual functions more than emotional states.
• Tinh thần (noun): Spirit, morale. Refers more to attitude, mood, or spiritual aspect rather than the physical seat of thought.

Synonyms

• Đầu óc (noun): Mind, brains (more colloquial).
• Ý thức (noun): Consciousness.
• Tư tưởng (noun): Thought, ideology.

Related Idioms

• "Tâm não bất an": A troubled/restless mind.
  • Những tin tức xấu khiến ông ấy tâm não bất an. (The bad news gave him a troubled mind.)

noun

1. psyche