chừa

verb

• To leave
  • chừa lối ra vào: to leave room for going in and out
  • chừa lề hơi rộng: to leave a little too big margin

• To leave alone, to spare
  • chừa mặt nó ra: leave him alone
  • chẳng chừa một ai: to spare no one

• To give up
  • chừa rượu: to give up drinking
  • đánh chết nết không chừa: The leopard cannot change its spot; What is bred in the bone will come out in the flesh