cô đọng
Definition
Adjective:
- Concise / Succinct: Expressing much in few words; being brief and clear in expression.
- Condensed / Concentrated: Made denser or more compact; having essential content packed into a smaller form.
Verb (less common):
- To condense / To concentrate: To make something more dense or compact; to reduce to a more concentrated essence.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Bài viết của cô ấy rất cô đọng và sâu sắc. (Her writing is very concise and profound.)
- Đây là bản báo cáo cô đọng nhất. (This is the most condensed report.)
- Verb:
- Anh ấy cô đọng ý tưởng thành một câu nói. (He condensed the idea into a single saying.)
Advanced Usage
- Used to describe abstract qualities like thought, style, or emotion that is intense and compressed.
- Cảm xúc cô đọng trong bài thơ. (Emotion is concentrated in the poem.)
Variants and Related Words
- Sự cô đọng (n): Concision, condensation.
- Sự cô đọng là ưu điểm của văn phong anh ấy. (Concision is the advantage of his style.)
Synonyms
- Concise: Brief and clear.
- Succinct: Expressed in few words.
- Condensed: Made more compact.
- Pithy: Concise and forcefully expressive.
Antonyms
- Verbose: Using more words than needed.
- Lengthy: Of considerable length.
- Diffuse: Spread out; not concise.
Related Idioms
- Cô đọng tinh túy: To condense the essence.
- Tác phẩm cô đọng tinh túy của dân tộc. (The work condenses the essence of the nation.)