bi đát
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Lamentable, pitiful, dire: Describes a situation, condition, or circumstance that is extremely sad, unfortunate, or distressing, often to the point of being hopeless or tragic.
Usage
- bi đát is used to describe a state or situation. It is a strong adjective conveying deep seriousness and negativity.
- It typically modifies nouns like tình hình (situation), hoàn cảnh (circumstance), cảnh ngộ (fate/plight), or kết cục (outcome).
- Common structure: thật là bi đát (is truly dire), vô cùng bi đát (extremely pitiful).
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Tình hình thật là bi đát. (The situation is truly dire.)
- Hoàn cảnh của nó vô cùng bi đát. (His/Her circumstances are extremely pitiful.)
- Cảnh ngộ bi đát. (A lamentable plight.)
- Lâm vào tình thế bi đát. (To be driven into a lamentable/dire position.)
Advanced Usage
- "thảm hại và bi đát": miserable and pitiful. This phrase intensifies the negative description.
- Kết quả vừa thảm hại vừa bi đát. (The result was both miserable and pitiful.)
Variants and Related Words
- Bi thảm (adj): Tragic, disastrous. Often used interchangeably with bi đát, but bi thảm can sometimes imply a more dramatic or catastrophic scale.
- Thảm hại (adj): Miserable, pathetic. Describes something that is both sad and contemptible.
- Đáng buồn (adj): Sad, regrettable. A less intense synonym.
Synonyms
- Lamentable: Deplorably bad or unsatisfactory.
- Dire: Extremely serious or urgent.
- Pitiful: Deserving or arousing pity.
- Dismal: Causing gloom or depression.
Notes on Meaning
- bi đát emphasizes the emotional weight and hopelessness of a situation. It is not used for minor problems but for severe, often irreversible, states of distress.
- The word carries a connotation of something being beyond just "sad" (buồn) and entering the realm of being profoundly unfortunate or tragic.
adj
- Lamentable
- lâm vào tình thế bi đátto be driven into a lamentable position