Definition

1. Verb:
   • To work hard, to be hardworking: The primary meaning describes a person who is diligent, energetic, and capable of handling a lot of work, especially demanding or strenuous tasks.
   • To shoulder, to take on (a heavy responsibility): In a more formal or literary context, it can mean to undertake or bear a significant burden or duty.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Anh ấy là một người rất xốc vác. (He is a very hardworking person.)
  • Công việc này cần một người xốc vác. (This job requires a hardworking/energetic person.)
  • Ông ấy xốc vác mọi việc trong gia đình. (He shoulders all the work in the family.)

Advanced Usage

• The word often implies not just willingness but also the and to manage heavy workloads or difficult situations. It carries a connotation of robustness and reliability.
• In formal contexts, it can be used with abstract, weighty responsibilities.
  • Xốc vác việc nước (To shoulder the affairs of the nation).

Variants and Related Words

• Chăm chỉ (adj): diligent, industrious. (Focuses more on consistent effort rather than the capacity for heavy burdens).
• Cần cù (adj): hardworking, assiduous. (Similar to , often used for laborious work).
• Gánh vác (v): to undertake, to bear responsibility. (Very close in meaning to the second, formal definition of ).

Synonyms

• Hardworking
• Industrious
• Diligent
• Energetic (in work)
• To shoulder (a responsibility)

Related Idioms

• Đầu tắt mặt tối: This idiom describes being extremely busy from morning till night. A person who is is often in this state.
  • Bà ấy đầu tắt mặt tối lo cho gia đình. (She is tirelessly busy taking care of her family.)

verb

1. to work hard