chênh chếch
Definition
- Adjective:
- Slightly oblique or slanting: Describes something that is not perfectly straight, level, or perpendicular, but is tilted or angled to a moderate degree. It implies a small, often noticeable, deviation from a horizontal or vertical line.
- Somewhat askew: Indicates a position or alignment that is a little off-center or not symmetrical.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Bức tranh treo hơi chênh chếch. (The painting is hanging slightly askew.)
- Chiếc bàn được đặt chênh chếch so với tường. (The table is placed at a slight angle to the wall.)
- Mũ của cậu bé đội chênh chếch trên đầu. (The boy's hat is sitting crookedly on his head.)
Advanced Usage
- The word chênh chếch often describes a visual or physical imperfection in alignment that is not severe. It is more about a gentle, often deliberate or accidental, slant rather than a sharp angle.
Variants and Related Words
- Chếch (adj): Slanting, oblique. is an intensified or more descriptive form of .
- Nghiêng (adj): Leaning, tilted. This implies a more pronounced tilt than .
- Lệch (adj): Misaligned, off-center. Focuses more on being off-target or not aligned with a reference point.
Synonyms
- Slanting: At an angle; not straight up and down or level.
- Askew: Not in a straight or level position.
- Crooked: Not straight; bent or twisted out of shape or position.
- Oblique: Neither parallel nor at a right angle; slanting.
Related Idioms
- While chênh chếch itself is not commonly the core of idioms, it is used descriptively in phrases to depict a state of imperfect alignment.
- Ngồi chênh chếch: To sit at an angle or not squarely on a seat.