Definition

1. Adjective:

   • Correct; proper; well-ordered: Describes something that is in proper order, logically arranged, or conforms to established rules and standards.
   • Neat; tidy: Refers to an appearance or arrangement that is orderly and appropriate.

2. Verb:

   • To correct; to adjust: To alter or modify something to make it right, accurate, or properly aligned.
   • To reprimand; to lecture; to castigate: To criticize someone sharply and severely, often to correct their behavior or thinking.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:

  • Câu văn chỉnh. (A correct/properly constructed sentence.)
  • Anh ấy ăn mặc rất chỉnh. (He dresses very neatly/properly.)

• Verb:

  • Chỉnh lại đường ngắm. (To correct the aiming line.)
  • Sếp chỉnh anh ta vì thái độ làm việc. (The boss reprimanded him for his work attitude.)

Advanced Usage

• "chỉnh tư tưởng": to rectify/castigate (someone's) thinking; to correct ideology.

  • Cuộc họp nhằm chỉnh tư tưởng cho các thành viên. (The meeting aimed to rectify the thinking of the members.)

• "bị chỉnh cho một trận": to be given a severe dressing-down.

  • Nó bị chỉnh cho một trận vì đến muộn. (He was given a severe dressing-down for being late.)

Variants and Related Words

• Chỉnh đốn (v): to reorganize, to rectify, to put in order.

  • Chỉnh đốn lại bộ máy hành chính. (To reorganize the administrative apparatus.)

• Chỉnh hình (n): orthopedics (medical field).

  • Bác sĩ chuyên khoa chỉnh hình. (An orthopedic specialist.)

• Chỉnh lý (v): to edit, to revise, to finalize (a document).

  • Chỉnh lý bản báo cáo trước khi nộp. (To revise the report before submitting it.)

Synonyms

• Adjective: Correct, proper, neat, tidy.
• Verb (to adjust): Adjust, rectify, align, fix.
• Verb (to reprimand): Reprimand, admonish, scold, berate.

Related Idioms

• Chỉnh chu (adj): Meticulous, thorough, paying great attention to detail and order.

  • Cô ấy làm việc rất chỉnh chu. (She works very meticulously.)

• Nói chỉnh (v): To speak in a corrective or reproachful manner.

  • Đừng nói chỉnh người khác như vậy. (Don't speak to others in such a reproachful way.)

adj

1. Correct
   • câu văn chỉnh
     a correct sentence
   • câu đối rất chỉnh
     correct parallel sentences

verb

1. To correct
   • chỉnh lại đường ngắm
     to correct the aiming line
2. To lecture, to give a dressing down to, to castigate
   • chỉnh tư tưởng
     to castigate (someone's) wrong thinking
   • bị chỉnh cho một trận
     to be given a dressing down