Definition

1. Verb:
   • To think (of/about): To have a particular thought or idea in one's mind, often with a sense of consideration or affection.
   • To believe (mistakenly): To hold an opinion or assumption that is later proven to be incorrect.
   • To suppose / To imagine: Used to express a personal opinion, assumption, or to introduce a suggestion, often softening the statement.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Anh ấy luôn tưởng đến gia đình. (He always thinks of his family.)
  • Tôi tưởng cô ấy đã về nhà. (I believed [mistakenly] she had gone home.)
  • Tưởng việc này đơn giản hơn. (I supposed this matter was simpler.)

Advanced Usage

• "tưởng tượng": to imagine, to visualize.
  • Đừng tưởng tượng ra những chuyện không có. (Don't imagine things that aren't there.)
• "tưởng chừng": to seem as if, to appear.
  • Mọi thứ tưởng chừng như vô vọng. (Everything seemed hopeless.)
• "tưởng niệm": to commemorate, to remember (with respect).
  • Lễ tưởng niệm các liệt sĩ. (A ceremony to commemorate the martyrs.)

Variants and Related Words

• Tưởng là (v): to think/believe that (often introduces a mistaken belief).
  • Tôi tưởng là anh đồng ý. (I thought that you agreed.)
• Tưởng bở (v, colloquial): to be overly optimistic or to celebrate prematurely.
  • Đừng có tưởng bở! (Don't count your chickens before they hatch!)

Synonyms

• Think: to have a particular idea or mental conception.
• Believe: to accept something as true, especially mistakenly.
• Suppose: to assume something is the case for the sake of argument or as a suggestion.
• Imagine: to form a mental image or concept.

Related Idioms

• Tưởng dễ mà khó: It seems easy but is difficult.
  • Công việc này tưởng dễ mà khó. (This job seems easy but is hard.)
• Tưởng vậy mà không phải vậy: To think something is so, but it is not.
  • Kết quả thật bất ngờ, tưởng vậy mà không phải vậy. (The result was surprising; we thought it was so, but it wasn't.)

verb

1. to think