cao vút
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Immeasurably high; towering; soaring: Describes something that is extremely and impressively tall, reaching great heights, often into the sky. It conveys a sense of loftiness that is difficult to measure or fully grasp.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Ngọn tháp cao vút trên nền trời xanh. (The tower soared high against the blue sky.)
- Những cây thông cao vút trong rừng già. (The pine trees were towering in the old forest.)
- Tiếng hát của cô ấy bay cao vút. (Her singing voice soared to great heights.)
Advanced Usage
- The phrase is often used metaphorically to describe non-physical things that achieve a remarkable level of intensity, purity, or abstraction.
- Những ước mơ cao vút của tuổi trẻ. (The lofty dreams of youth.)
- Một nốt nhạc cao vút kết thúc bản giao hưởng. (A soaring high note ended the symphony.)
Variants and Related Words
- Cao (adj): high, tall. The root adjective from which the intensity of is derived.
- Vút (v): to soar, to rise swiftly and sharply. When combined with , it intensifies the meaning of height.
Synonyms
- Towering: of great height.
- Soaring: rising high.
- Lofty: of imposing height.
- Sky-high: extremely high.
Related Idioms and Phrases
- Cao vút tận trời xanh: Soaring high into the blue sky; emphasizes reaching an extreme, almost celestial height.
- Cánh diều bay cao vút tận trời xanh. (The kite flew soaring high into the blue sky.)
- Immeasurably high