tốt bụng
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Kind-hearted: Having a naturally good and benevolent character; showing a genuine desire to help others and act with compassion.
- Good-natured: Having a friendly, generous, and considerate disposition.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Cô ấy là một người rất tốt bụng. (She is a very kind-hearted person.)
- Anh ấy đã có một hành động tốt bụng khi giúp đỡ người già. (He performed a good-natured act by helping the elderly.)
- Bà lão tốt bụng ấy thường cho trẻ con trong xóm kẹo. (That kind-hearted old lady often gives candy to the children in the neighborhood.)
Advanced Usage
- The adjective "tốt bụng" often describes a person's inherent and consistent character trait, not just a single action. It implies warmth and sincerity from within.
- It can be used in comparative and superlative forms: (more kind-hearted), (the most kind-hearted).
Variants and Related Words
- Tốt (adj): Good. A more general term for goodness, which can describe things, actions, or moral character.
- Nhân hậu (adj): Benevolent, charitable. A more formal synonym often found in written language.
- Có lòng tốt (phrase): To have kindness/goodwill. A descriptive phrase for performing a kind act.
Synonyms
- Kind-hearted: Having a kind and sympathetic nature.
- Benevolent: Well-meaning and kindly.
- Good-natured: Having a pleasant or friendly disposition.
Related Idioms
- Bụng tốt: A less common inverted form with the same meaning, emphasizing the "heart" or "innards" () as the seat of kindness.
- Con người bụng tốt thường được mọi người quý mến. (People with good hearts are often loved by everyone.)
adj
- kind-hearted