Definition

1. Adjective (Tính từ):
   • In the prime of youth, in the flush of youth: Describes a person, typically a young woman, who is at the peak of her youth, beauty, and vitality. It emphasizes a state of being in the most vibrant and flourishing period of life.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Cô ấy đang thì nên trông rất rạng rỡ. (She is in the flush of youth, so she looks very radiant.)
  • Tuổi đang thì là tuổi đẹp nhất của đời người. (The age of being in the prime of youth is the most beautiful time of a person's life.)

Advanced Usage

• The phrase "đang thì" is a classical, literary, and somewhat poetic expression. It is not commonly used in everyday modern conversation. It often carries a connotation of fleeting beauty and the ephemeral nature of youth.
• It is frequently used to describe young women. Using it for men is less common and would be highly stylistic.
• The variant "đương thì" has the same meaning but is even more archaic.

Variants and Related Words

• Đương thì (adj): An older, more literary variant of "đang thì" with the identical meaning (in the prime of youth).
• Tuổi thanh xuân (n): Youth, the time of youth. (A more common modern term).
• Trẻ trung (adj): Young, youthful. (A general adjective for youth).

Synonyms

• Xuân thì (adj): A poetic synonym meaning "in the springtime of life" or "in the bloom of youth."
• Độ tuổi đẹp nhất (n): The most beautiful age.
• Tràn đầy sức sống (adj): Full of vitality.

Related Idioms

• "Xuân thì con gái": The springtime of a maiden; a poetic phrase referring to a young woman's prime.
  • "Xuân thì con gái" là đề tài của nhiều bài thơ. ("The springtime of a maiden" is a theme in many poems.)

1. Be in the flush of youth