Definition

1. Adjective:

   • Saturated: The primary meaning of "bão hòa" describes a state where a substance (typically a liquid) has absorbed the maximum possible amount of another substance (like a solute or vapor) under given conditions, so that no more can be dissolved or absorbed.
   • At full capacity / Overwhelmed: In broader, non-chemical contexts, "bão hòa" describes a situation, system, or market that is so full or over-supplied that it cannot accept or absorb any more.

2. Verb (to saturate):

   • To reach saturation: The process of becoming saturated or causing something to become saturated.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:

  • Dung dịch muối đã bão hòa. (The salt solution is saturated.)
  • Thị trường điện thoại di động đang bão hòa. (The mobile phone market is saturated.)
  • Tôi cảm thấy bão hòa thông tin. (I feel information-saturated/overwhelmed with information.)

• Verb:

  • Không khí đang bão hòa hơi nước. (The air is saturating with water vapor.)

Advanced Usage

• "Điểm bão hòa": Saturation point.

  • Doanh nghiệp đã đạt đến điểm bão hòa và không thể tăng trưởng thêm. (The business has reached its saturation point and cannot grow further.)

• "Bão hòa màu": Color saturation (in photography, visual media).

  • Bạn có thể điều chỉnh thanh trượt bão hòa màu. (You can adjust the color saturation slider.)

Variants and Related Words

• Bão hòa ngược (n): Inverse saturation (technical term in electronics/physics).
• Bão hòa từ (n): Magnetic saturation.

Synonyms

• Saturated: Full, soaked, imbued (for solutions/materials).
• Overloaded: Flooded, swamped, crammed (for systems/markets).

Related Idioms

• Thị trường bão hòa: A saturated market.
  • Xâm nhập một thị trường bão hòa là rất khó. (Entering a saturated market is very difficult.)

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