Definition

1. Verb:
   • To volunteer: To willingly and freely offer to do something, typically a task that is difficult or requires sacrifice, without being forced or obligated.

Usage

• Verb:
  • Tình nguyện is used to describe the act of offering one's services or taking on a responsibility out of one's own free will.
  • It often implies a sense of willingness to face challenges or make sacrifices for a cause, community, or others.
  • It is commonly used in contexts related to social work, community service, military service, or difficult assignments.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Anh ấy đã tình nguyện đi nhận công tác ở vùng sâu vùng xa. (He volunteered to take on an assignment in a remote area.)
  • Nhiều thanh niên tình nguyện tham gia đội phòng chống thiên tai. (Many young people volunteered to join the disaster prevention team.)
  • Cô ấy tình nguyện làm gia sư miễn phí cho trẻ em nghèo. (She volunteered to be a free tutor for underprivileged children.)

Advanced Usage

• "Tự nguyện": A near-synonym meaning "voluntary" or "of one's own accord." While very similar, can sometimes emphasize the spontaneous, internal origin of the willingness even more strongly.
  • Sự đóng góp tự nguyện của người dân rất đáng quý. (The voluntary contributions from the people are very precious.)

Variants and Related Words

• Tình nguyện viên (noun): Volunteer (a person who volunteers).
  • Các tình nguyện viên đang dọn dẹp bãi biển. (The volunteers are cleaning the beach.)
• Tinh thần tình nguyện (noun phrase): Volunteer spirit, spirit of volunteerism.
  • Chúng tôi ngưỡng mộ tinh thần tình nguyện của cô ấy. (We admire her volunteer spirit.)

Synonyms

• Xung phong (verb): To volunteer, to step forward (often used in military or organized group contexts where one actively steps up for a duty).
  • Anh lính xung phong đi đầu trong trận đánh. (The soldier volunteered to lead the attack.)

Related Idioms and Phrases

• "Tình nguyện đứng mũi chịu sào": To volunteer to bear the brunt, to take on the most difficult part or responsibility.
  • Trong mọi việc khó khăn, anh ấy luôn tình nguyện đứng mũi chịu sào. (In every difficult task, he always volunteers to bear the brunt.)

verb

1. to volunteer