chóng vánh
Học thuậtThân thiện
Definition
Adjective: - Prompt, expeditious, quick: Describes something done or completed with speed and efficiency, often in a surprisingly short amount of time. It emphasizes not just speed but also the effective and orderly nature of the completion.
Usage
- Used to describe the manner in which a task, process, or event is carried out.
- Often implies a positive outcome achieved through good preparation or efficiency.
- Typically modifies nouns related to actions, processes, or results (e.g., - work, - settlement, - recovery).
Examples
- (Everything was done promptly thanks to good preparations.)
- (To settle business expeditiously.)
- (He is famous for his expeditious working style.)
- (The patient's prompt recovery surprised the doctors.)
Advanced Usage
- Methodological Context: Can describe a method or approach characterized by speed and directness.
- Phương pháp chóng vánh (an expeditious method)
- Comparative/Superlative: Can be used in comparative forms.
- Công việc này cần được xử lý một cách chóng vánh hơn. (This task needs to be handled more expediently.)
Variants and Related Words
- Chóng (adj): Fast, quick (often refers to the passage of time itself, e.g., - time flies so fast).
- Nhanh chóng (adj): Quickly, swiftly (a more common synonym, slightly less formal than ).
- Mau chóng (adj): Quickly, promptly (similar to ).
Synonyms
- Nhanh gọn: Quick and neat.
- Kịp thời: Timely, in time.
- Khẩn trương: Urgent, pressing (emphasizes urgency rather than just efficiency).
Antonyms
- Chậm chạp: Slow, sluggish.
- Kéo dài: Prolonged, drawn-out.
- Lề mề: Dilatory, tardy.
Notes on Usage
- is slightly more formal and literary than its common synonym . It is often used in written Vietnamese or in formal speech to describe efficient processes.
- It carries a connotation of satisfactory completion, not merely unfinished haste. Something done is both fast and effectively concluded.
adj
- Prompt, expeditious
- mọi việc đều chóng vánh nhờ chuẩn bị tốteverything was done promptly thanks to good preparations
- giải quyết công việc chóng vánhto be expeditious in settling business, to expedite business