Definitions

1. Adjective:
   • Brimming over, overflowing, teeming: Describes something that is so full it is spilling over, or existing in very large, abundant quantities. It often conveys a sense of generous profusion.
   • Copious, abundant, plentiful: Indicates a large and generous amount of something.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Lòng cô ấy chan chứa tình yêu thương. (Her heart is brimming/overflowing with love.)
  • Mưa rơi chan chả trên mái nhà. (The rain fell copiously/abundantly on the roof.)
  • Anh ấy có một nhiệt huyết chan chan. (He has a heart teeming with enthusiasm.)

Advanced Usage

• "chan chứa": A common variant that intensifies the feeling of being filled to the brim, especially with abstract nouns like emotions. It means "brimming with," "full of," or "imbued with."
  • Đôi mắt cô chan chứa niềm vui. (Her eyes were brimming with joy.)
• Used to describe natural phenomena or substances in great, generous quantities.
  • Dòng suối chảy chan chan sau cơn mưa. (The stream flowed abundantly after the rain.)

Variants and Related Words

• Chan chứa (adj): Brimming, full to overflowing (often used for emotions).
• Chan hòa (adj): Blending harmoniously, often used for light or feelings (e.g., - diffused/blended light).
• Dạt dào (adj): Surging, overflowing (used for emotions like love, feeling).

Synonyms

• Tràn đầy: Full to overflowing, brimming.
• Dồi dào: Plentiful, abundant, rich.
• Ào ạt: Pouring, gushing (often for water or movement).

Notes on Meaning

• "Chan chan" primarily describes a state of abundant, generous fullness. It is less common in modern everyday speech than its variant "chan chứa".
• While it can describe physical things (like rain), it is very frequently used in literary and poetic contexts to describe abstract qualities, especially emotions, spirit, or enthusiasm, giving it a warm and positive connotation.

adj

1. Brimming over, overflowing, teeming
   • một bầu nhiệt huyết chan chan
     a heart overflowing with enthusiasm