Definition

1. Noun:
   • High and low tones, modulation of pitch: "bổng trầm" refers to the variation in pitch, specifically the high and low tones in speech, music, or sound. It describes the melodic contour or intonation pattern.
   • Ups and downs, vicissitudes: In a figurative sense, "bổng trầm" can describe the fluctuations, highs and lows, or vicissitudes in life, fortune, or emotions.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Giọng nói của cô ấy có nhiều bổng trầm, nghe rất truyền cảm. (Her voice has many high and low tones, sounding very expressive.)
  • Cuộc đời anh ấy trải qua nhiều bổng trầm. (His life has gone through many ups and downs.)
  • Nghe tiếng đàn với những nốt bổng trầm thật là hay. (Listening to the music with its high and low notes is truly beautiful.)

Advanced Usage

• "lên bổng xuống trầm": to rise to high tones and fall to low ones; to have dramatic intonation or variation.
  • Câu chuyện được kể với giọng lên bổng xuống trầm, thu hút mọi người. (The story was told with a voice rising and falling in pitch, captivating everyone.)

Variants and Related Words

• Trầm bổng (n): This is a variant form with the same meaning as "bổng trầm", referring to high and low tones or ups and downs. The order of the words can be interchangeable.
  • Tiếng hát trầm bổng vang lên trong đêm. (The singing, with its high and low tones, echoed in the night.)

Synonyms

• Cao thấp: high and low (can refer to pitch or literal height).
• Thăng trầm: vicissitudes, ups and downs (more commonly used for figurative fluctuations in life or history).

Related Phrases

• Nhịp bổng trầm: the rhythm of highs and lows; the cadence.
  • Bài thơ có nhịp bổng trầm rõ rệt. (The poem has a clear cadence of highs and lows.)

Related Idioms

• Bổng trầm của số phận: the vicissitudes of fate.
  • Ai cũng phải trải qua những bổng trầm của số phận. (Everyone must experience the vicissitudes of fate.)