Definition

1. Verb:
   • To regard as unimportant / to treat lightly: To consider something or someone as not being serious, significant, or worthy of great concern or worry. It often carries a tone of calm detachment rather than active disdain.
   • To be indifferent to / to not mind: To show a lack of concern or anxiety about something, often due to a philosophical or composed attitude.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Ông ấy xem khinh mọi nguy hiểm. (He treats all dangers lightly.)
  • Cô ấy xem khinh lời đàm tiếu. (She is indifferent to gossip.)
  • Anh ấy xem khinh cái chết. (He does not mind death.)

Advanced Usage

• This term is often used in literary or formal contexts to describe a stoic, composed, or philosophical attitude towards challenges, hardships, or threats. It implies a state of inner peace and perspective, not malice.

Variants and Related Words

• Khinh (v): to despise, to look down upon. (Note: This carries a stronger, more negative connotation of contempt than "xem khinh".)
  • Đừng khinh người nghèo. (Do not despise the poor.)

Synonyms

• To disregard: To pay no attention to.
• To be unconcerned about: To show a lack of worry.
• To treat with indifference: To regard without interest or concern.

Related Idioms

• Xem khinh sinh tử: To regard life and death as unimportant; to be philosophically detached from mortality.
  • Bậc trí giả có thể xem khinh sinh tử. (A wise person can regard life and death as unimportant.)