Definition

1. Adjective:

   • Favored / Preferential: Receiving special care, advantages, or favorable treatment compared to others.
   • Affectionate / Kind: Showing tender care and fondness, often with a connotation of protective concern.

2. Verb:

   • To favor / To show favoritism: To give special advantages, privileges, or kinder treatment to someone or something.
   • To regard with affectionate concern: To treat someone with a special, caring, and protective kindness.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:

  • Anh ấy là khách hàng được ưu ái. (He is a favored customer.)
  • Cô ấy nhìn đứa trẻ bằng ánh mắt ưu ái. (She looked at the child with an affectionate gaze.)

• Verb:

  • Giám đốc luôn ưu ái các nhân viên chăm chỉ. (The director always favors hardworking employees.)
  • Bà ưu ái đứa cháu nhỏ nhất. (She shows affectionate concern for the youngest grandchild.)

Advanced Usage

• "Ưu ái đặc biệt": special favor / preferential treatment.
  • Chính sách này dành sự ưu ái đặc biệt cho các doanh nghiệp địa phương. (This policy grants special favor to local businesses.)

Variants and Related Words

• Ưu đãi (v/n): to offer preferential terms; a privilege or preferential offer. This word is more commonly used in commercial contexts.
  • Cửa hàng đang có chương trình ưu đãi cho khách mới. (The store has a preferential offer for new customers.)

Synonyms

• Favor (v): to give preferential treatment.
• Cherish (v): to hold dear with protective affection.
• Preferential (adj): giving or receiving an advantage.

Related Idioms

• Được lòng ưu ái: to be in someone's good graces, to be favored.
  • Cô ấy luôn được lòng ưu ái của sếp. (She is always in the boss's good graces.)

adj

1. affectionate

verb

1. to favour