tăng sức
Definition
Verb phrase:
- To increase strength or power: The primary meaning refers to the action of making someone or something physically stronger, more robust, or more powerful.
- To fortify / to invigorate: Often used in contexts related to health, nutrition, or physical conditioning, meaning to add vitality or endurance.
Noun phrase (less common):
- Strength increase / fortification: Can refer to the process or result of becoming stronger.
Usage Examples
- Verb phrase:
- Bài tập này giúp tăng sức cho cơ bắp. (This exercise helps increase strength for the muscles.)
- Họ uống thuốc bổ để tăng sức sau khi ốm. (They take tonics to fortify themselves after being ill.)
- Chương trình dinh dưỡng được thiết kế để tăng sức đề kháng. (The nutrition program is designed to increase resistance.)
Advanced Usage
- In technical or biological contexts, it can relate to enhancing physiological capacity.
- Các chất dynamophore trong thức ăn có chức năng tăng sức. (The dynamophore substances in food function to increase strength.)
Variants and Related Words
Tăng cường sức khỏe (verb phrase): to strengthen health, to improve health.
- Việc tập thể dục đều đặn nhằm tăng cường sức khỏe. (Regular exercise aims to improve health.)
Tăng lực (verb phrase): to boost energy, to increase force/power.
- Loại nước uống này giúp tăng lực tức thì. (This drink helps boost energy instantly.)
Synonyms
- Strengthen: to make or become stronger.
- Fortify: to strengthen and secure, often against attack or in terms of health.
- Invigorate: to give strength or energy to.
Related Idioms
- Tăng sức mạnh: to increase power/might (often used for physical, military, or political power).
- Quân đội tìm cách tăng sức mạnh cho các đơn vị. (The army seeks ways to increase the units' power.)