vun quén

Người nông dân vun quén luống cà chua trong vườn.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To care for, to tend to, to nurture: The primary meaning of "vun quén" is to diligently look after, cultivate, or foster something, typically plants, crops, or by extension, abstract things like relationships or plans. It implies attentive and continuous effort to help something grow and thrive.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Người nông dân vun quén từng luống rau cẩn thận. (The farmer carefully tends to each row of vegetables.)
  • Cô ấy vun quén cho mối quan hệ mới của mình. (She nurtures her new relationship.)
  • Chúng ta cần vun quén kế hoạch này cho tương lai. (We need to foster this plan for the future.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is often used in an abstract or figurative sense to describe the careful cultivation of non-physical things.
  • Vun quén kiến thức: to diligently build up knowledge.

    • Sinh viên phải biết vun quén kiến thức mỗi ngày. (Students must know how to diligently build up knowledge every day.)

Variants and Related Words

• Vun đắp (v): to build up, to foster, to nurture. This is a very close synonym and is often used interchangeably with "vun quén," especially for abstract concepts.
  • Cha mẹ vun đắp ước mơ cho con cái. (Parents foster dreams for their children.)

Synonyms

• Tend to: to care for or look after.
• Nurture: to encourage the growth or development of.
• Cultivate: to try to acquire or develop a quality or skill.
• Foster: to promote the growth and development of.

Related Idioms

• Vun quén cơ nghiệp: to build up and care for one's career or family estate.
  • Ông ấy dành cả đời để vun quén cơ nghiệp gia đình. (He spent his whole life building up the family estate.)