Definition

Adjective: * Extremely dense, packed, or crowded: Describes a state where things are arranged so closely together that there is little to no space between them. It emphasizes a very high degree of density or compactness. * Completely full, jam-packed: Describes a space or container that is filled to absolute capacity, leaving no room for anything else.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Rừng cây ở đây mọc đặc kịt. (The trees in this forest grow extremely dense.)
  • Căn phòng nhỏ chứa đặc kịt đồ đạc. (The small room was jam-packed with furniture.)
  • Đường phố đặc kịt người vào giờ cao điểm. (The streets are packed solid with people during rush hour.)

Advanced Usage

• "đặc kịt người": packed solid with people; teeming with people.
  • Sân vận động đặc kịt người cổ vũ cho đội nhà. (The stadium was packed solid with people cheering for the home team.)
• "đặc kịt như nêm": (idiomatic simile) packed as tight as a wedge; extremely crammed.
  • Chuyến tàu đó đặc kịt như nêm, không còn một chỗ trống. (That train was packed as tight as a wedge, with not a single empty spot left.)

Variants and Related Words

• Đặc (adj): dense, thick, crowded. (A more general term, less intense than "đặc kịt").
  • Súp lơ đặc. (Thick soup.)
• Chật kín (adj): full, cramped. (Focuses more on the lack of space than the density of the contents).
  • Căn phòng chật kín. (The room is full/cramped.)
• Chen chúc (verb): to jostle, to crowd together. (Describes the action of people/things pressing tightly against each other).
  • Mọi người chen chúc nhau để mua vé. (People jostled each other to buy tickets.)

Synonyms

• Chật ních: crammed full, packed to the brim.
• Nghẹt thở: (literally "breath-taking") stiflingly crowded.
• Ken đặc: densely packed, crammed.

Related Phrases / Idioms

• Đặc như ruột già: (vulgar idiom, literally "dense as a colon") Used to describe something extremely crowded or dense. It carries a strong, often negative connotation.
  • Khu chợ này đặc như ruột già vào buổi sáng. (This market is incredibly packed in the morning.)

1. Compact, close, dense