chịu

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Vietnamese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese (SV: thụ).

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

chịu (𠹾 - 𠺥, )

  1. to endure; to suffer; to tolerate; to put up with
    Tao không chịu nổi thằng cha đó nữa!I can't put up with that jerk any longer!
    Hết cách rồi thì đành chịu thôi.There's no other choice than to endure it.
    Không chịu đâu !No way! (literally, “I won't tolerate it at all!”)
  2. (informal) to have no idea what to do or how to respond
    Bài này dễ tao làm được chứ bài đó thì tao chịu.I can do this one, but I have no idea on that.
    Mày biết làm bài này hôn ?
    Chịu.
    Can you do this one?
    Nope.
    Thằng Cò đi đâu rồi ?
    Chịu. Hỏi bố thử xem.
    Where did Cò go?
    Dunno. Go ask Dad.
  3. to be willing (to); to agree (to); to consent (to)
    Ba phải nói vậy, con mới chịu nín.I had to say that just so you would stop crying. (literally, “Dad had to say that, so child would stop crying.”)
  4. to be on credit (of a transaction)
    mua chịuto buy on credit

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