chăn chắn
Definition
- 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.)