chải chuốt

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chải chuốt

Cô ấy đang chải chuốt trước gương.

Definition

  1. Verb:

    • To groom oneself meticulously; to spruce up; to smarten up: To spend time and care on one's appearance, often to an excessive degree, by arranging hair, applying cosmetics, or choosing clothes.
    • To polish (literary style): To refine and perfect language or writing style with great care.

  2. Adjective:

    • Well-groomed; spruce; polished: Describing a person whose appearance is neat, tidy, and carefully attended to. Can also describe language or writing that is refined and elegant.
Usage Examples
  • Verb:
    • Cô ấy dành hàng giờ để chải chuốt trước khi đi dự tiệc. (She spends hours sprucing up before going to the party.)
    • Nhà văn chải chuốt từng câu chữ trong bản thảo. (The writer polished every word in the manuscript.)
  • Adjective:
    • Anh ấy luôn có một vẻ ngoài chải chuốt và lịch sự. (He always has a well-groomed and polite appearance.)
    • Bài phát biểu của cô ấy rất chải chuốt và thuyết phục. (Her speech was very polished and persuasive.)
Advanced Usage
  • The word often carries a neutral or slightly negative connotation when referring to personal appearance, implying excessive vanity or focus on superficial looks over substance. For example: (He doesn't care about studying; he only knows how to primp all day.)
  • When applied to language or art, it is generally positive, denoting refinement and effort.
Variants and Related Words
  • Chải chuốt (làm đẹp) (v): To groom; to prettify oneself.
  • Trau chuốt (v): To polish, to refine (primarily used for language, style, or skills). This is a close synonym, especially for the literary meaning.
Synonyms
  • For appearance: To groom, to primp, to preen, to doll up.
  • For style/language: To polish, to refine, to embellish.
Related Idioms
  • Chải chuốt ngắm vuốt: To spend all one's time grooming and admiring oneself. This idiom emphasizes vanity and self-absorption.
    • Cậu ấy suốt ngày chải chuốt ngắm vuốt trước gương. (He spends all day preening and admiring himself in the mirror.)
chải chuốt

Cô ấy đang chải chuốt trước gương.

verb
  1. To spruce up, to smarten
    • không chịu làm gì, chỉ chải chuốt suốt ngày
      to refuse to do a single turn of work and spend the whole day spucing oneself up
adj
  1. Well-groomed, spruce
    • hình dáng chải chuốt
      a spruce figure
    • ăn mặc chải chuốt
      to be well-groomed
  2. nói về văn chương) Polished
    • văn chương chải chuốt
      a polished style