Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Perfectly square; perfectly regular in shape: Describes something that is precisely square or has a very regular, neat geometric form.
   • Very neat, tidy, and orderly: Describes something arranged or organized in a very neat, precise, and proper manner.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Mảnh vườn của bà ấy vuông vức chăn chắn. (Her garden plot is perfectly square.)
  • Căn phòng được sắp xếp chăn chắn, không có thứ gì lộn xộn. (The room is arranged very neatly; nothing is out of place.)
  • Anh ấy viết chữ chăn chắn trong từng ô vuông. (He writes his characters very neatly within each square.)

Advanced Usage

• "chăn chắn" as an adverb: While primarily an adjective, it can function adverbially to modify verbs meaning "to do something in a neat, orderly, or perfectly shaped manner."
  • Người thợ xếp những viên gạch chăn chắn. (The worker laid the bricks in a perfectly neat/orderly fashion.)

Variants and Related Words

• Ngay ngắn (adj): Neat, straight, tidy. (A close synonym, but less specific about perfect squareness).
• Vuông vức (adj): Square, squarely shaped. (Emphasizes the square shape, often paired with for emphasis).
• Chỉn chu (adj): Meticulous, careful, neat. (Focuses on careful preparation and tidiness in appearance or arrangement).

Synonyms

• Gọn gàng: Neat, tidy.
• Ngay hàng thẳng lối: In perfect rows and lines.
• Đều đặn: Regular, even.

Related Idioms

• Vuông chăn chắn: A common reinforcing phrase meaning "perfectly square."
  • Cái bàn này được đóng vuông chăn chắn. (This table is made perfectly square.)