Definition

1. Adjective:

   • Ready-made / Pre-existing: Describes something that already exists, is prepared in advance, or is available for immediate use without the need for additional creation or arrangement.
   • Inherent / Built-in: Refers to a quality, feature, or condition that is an intrinsic or standard part of something.

2. Adverbial Phrase:

   • Readily / On hand: Used to indicate that something is done with or using resources that are already available and accessible.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:

  • Chúng tôi có thức ăn có sẵn trong tủ lạnh. (We have ready-made food in the refrigerator.)
  • Đây là một tính năng có sẵn của phần mềm. (This is a built-in feature of the software.)
  • Anh ấy luôn có ý kiến có sẵn về mọi vấn đề. (He always has a preconceived opinion on every issue.)

• Adverbial Phrase:

  • Hãy sử dụng những tài liệu có sẵn. (Please use the materials on hand.)
  • Chúng ta phải làm việc với nguồn lực có sẵn. (We have to work with the readily available resources.)

Advanced Usage

• The phrase often implies a state of preparedness or a lack of need for further effort to obtain or create something. It can carry a neutral, positive (convenient), or sometimes negative (rigid, not original) connotation depending on context.
• "có sẵn trong đầu": to have something in mind, to be preconceived.
  • Đừng suy nghĩ theo những khuôn mẫu có sẵn trong đầu. (Don't think based on preconceived patterns in your mind.)

Variants and Related Words

• Sẵn có (adj): This is a common variant with the same meaning as "có sẵn," emphasizing availability.
  • Tận dụng nguồn nguyên liệu sẵn có. (Utilize available raw materials.)
• Sẵn sàng (adj): ready, prepared (emphasizing a state of willingness or preparedness for action, different from "có sẵn" which emphasizes existence).
  • Tôi sẵn sàng giúp đỡ. (I am ready to help.)

Synonyms

• Available: able to be used or obtained.
• Pre-existing: existing from an earlier time.
• Ready-made: made in advance for general sale or use.
• Inherent: existing as a permanent or characteristic attribute.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Có sẵn như in: to be readily available as if printed; used to describe something (often information or an image) that is very clear and immediately accessible in one's mind.
  • Bản đồ thành phố có sẵn như in trong đầu anh ấy. (The city map is imprinted in his mind.)
• Tiền có sẵn: ready money, cash on hand.
  • Anh ta mua căn nhà bằng tiền có sẵn. (He bought the house with ready money.)