Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Slanted; oblique: Positioned at an angle that is not straight, vertical, or horizontal; slightly off from a direct line or level.
   • A little askew; slightly off-center: Describing something that is not perfectly aligned, but only to a minor degree.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Cái bàn được đặt chếch trong góc phòng. (The table was placed at a slant in the corner of the room.)
  • Mặt trời đã chếch về phía tây. (The sun had slanted toward the west.)
  • Anh ấy nhìn chếch sang một bên, tránh ánh mắt của tôi. (He looked obliquely to the side, avoiding my gaze.)

Advanced Usage

• "chênh chếch": (reduplicated form) slightly slanted; somewhat askew. This form softens the degree of the slant.
  • Bức tranh treo hơi chênh chếch trên tường. (The picture was hanging a little askew on the wall.)

Variants and Related Words

• Chéo (adj): diagonal, crossing. Implies a more defined intersecting angle, whereas implies a slight deviation.
• Nghiêng (adj): tilted, leaning. Often implies a more pronounced angle than .

Synonyms

• Slanted
• Oblique
• Askew
• At a slant

Related Idioms

• Nắng chếch bóng: (poetic/literary) the slanting rays of the sun.
  • Buổi chiều với nắng chếch bóng. (The afternoon with its slanting sunlight.)

adj

1. Slanted, a little oblique
   • chếch về bên trái một chút
     a little slanted toward the left