chỏng kềnh

Thân thiện

Chiếc thang dựng chỏng kềnh vào tường, trông rất nguy hiểm.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Awkwardly large, bulky, and difficult to handle: Describes an object that is disproportionately large, cumbersome, or takes up an excessive amount of space in an inconvenient way.
   • Sticking out or sprawling in an ungainly manner: Refers to something positioned in a way that is not neat, often with parts extending outwards awkwardly.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Chiếc tủ lạnh cũ này quá chỏng kềnh so với căn bếp nhỏ. (This old refrigerator is too bulky for the small kitchen.)
  • Đừng để đồ đạc chỏng kềnh giữa lối đi như vậy. (Don't leave the belongings sprawling in the middle of the walkway like that.)
  • Bộ bàn ghế gỗ đó đẹp nhưng hơi chỏng kềnh khi vận chuyển. (That wooden furniture set is beautiful but a bit cumbersome to transport.)

Advanced Usage

• Often used to express inconvenience or impracticality due to size or shape.
  • Thiết kế chỏng kềnh: A bulky, space-inefficient design.

    • Mẫu điện thoại này có thiết kế chỏng kềnh, không tiện cho việc bỏ túi. (This phone model has a bulky design, which is not convenient for carrying in a pocket.)

Variants and Related Words

• Chổng kềnh: This is a variant spelling of the same word. The meanings are identical.
  • Cái máy cũ chổng kềnh chiếm hết góc phòng. (The old, cumbersome machine takes up the whole corner of the room.)

Synonyms

• Cồng kềnh: Bulky, cumbersome. (This is a very close synonym, often used interchangeably.)
• Kềnh càng: Cumbersome, unwieldy.
• Vướng víu: Getting in the way, obstructive (focuses more on the hindrance than the size).

Antonyms

• Gọn gàng: Neat, tidy.
• Gọn nhẹ: Compact, lightweight.
• Nhỏ gọn: Small and compact.

Related Idioms

• While "chỏng kềnh" itself is not typically part of a fixed idiom, it is commonly used in descriptive phrases criticizing impracticality.
  • Đồ chỏng kềnh vô dụng: Useless, bulky stuff.

Học thuật

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