Definition

1. Verb:
   • To recuperate, to convalesce: "tĩnh dưỡng" means to rest, typically in a quiet place, in order to recover one's health and strength after an illness, fatigue, or to maintain well-being.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Sau ca phẫu thuật, bác sĩ khuyên ông ấy nên tĩnh dưỡng tại nhà. (After the surgery, the doctor advised him to recuperate at home.)
  • Bà tôi thường tĩnh dưỡng ở một ngôi nhà nhỏ ven biển vào mùa hè. (My grandmother often convalesces in a small seaside house during the summer.)

Advanced Usage

• "Tĩnh dưỡng tinh thần": to rest and nourish the mind; to achieve mental peace and recovery.
  • Anh ấy đi thiền định để tĩnh dưỡng tinh thần. (He practices meditation to recuperate mentally.)

Variants and Related Words

• Dưỡng bệnh (verb): to convalesce, specifically from an illness.
  • Bệnh nhân cần một tháng để dưỡng bệnh. (The patient needs a month to convalesce.)
• Nghỉ ngơi (verb): to rest, to take a break (a more general term).
  • Chúng ta nên nghỉ ngơi một chút. (We should rest a bit.)
• An dưỡng (verb): to rest peacefully, often in one's later years.
  • Cụ ông về quê an dưỡng tuổi già. (The old man returned to his hometown to spend his old age in peaceful retirement.)

Synonyms

• Hồi phục sức khỏe: to recover one's health.
• Nghỉ dưỡng: to take a restorative rest or vacation.

Notes on Usage

• "Tĩnh dưỡng" emphasizes a state of quiet ("tĩnh") and nurturing ("dưỡng"). It is not used for short breaks but implies a period of dedicated rest for recovery or maintenance of health.
• It is commonly used in contexts related to health, post-illness recovery, or elderly care.

verb

1. to recuperate