tự vấn
Definition
- Verb:
- To introspect / To self-reflect: The primary meaning of "tự vấn" is to examine one's own thoughts, feelings, motives, or conscience deeply and critically.
- To question oneself: It involves asking oneself serious, often difficult, questions to achieve greater self-awareness or moral clarity.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Trước khi đưa ra quyết định, anh ấy thường tự vấn rất kỹ. (Before making a decision, he usually introspects very carefully.)
- Cô ấy tự vấn lương tâm về hành động của mình. (She examined her conscience regarding her actions.)
- Tôi cần một khoảng lặng để tự vấn. (I need a moment of silence to question myself.)
Advanced Usage
- "tự vấn lương tâm": to examine one's conscience; a deep, moral self-reflection.
- Sự kiện đó khiến tôi phải tự vấn lương tâm. (That event forced me to examine my conscience.)
Variants and Related Words
- Tự chất vấn (v): to interrogate or challenge oneself; a stronger, more confrontational form of self-questioning.
- Anh ta tự chất vấn về những giá trị sống của mình. (He interrogated himself about his life values.)
Synonyms
- Introspect: to look inward and examine one's own thoughts and feelings.
- Soul-search: to deeply reflect on one's character and motivations.
- Examine one's conscience: to reflect on the morality of one's actions.
Related Idioms
- Tự vấn tự đáp: to question and answer oneself; to engage in an internal dialogue or debate.
- Cả đêm anh ấy cứ tự vấn tự đáp về tương lai. (All night he kept questioning and answering himself about the future.)