cường tráng
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Definition
Adjective: 1. Vigorous; robust; strong and healthy: Describes a person, typically male, who is physically strong, healthy, and full of vitality, often with a well-built, muscular physique. 2. Forceful; powerful: Can describe something characterized by strength, intensity, or powerful force.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Anh ấy có một thân hình cường tráng nhờ tập thể dục đều đặn. (He has a robust physique thanks to regular exercise.)
- Sức khoẻ cường tráng giúp anh ta vượt qua mọi khó khăn. (His vigorous health helps him overcome all difficulties.)
- Họ cần những thanh niên cường tráng cho công việc nặng nhọc này. (They need strong young men for this strenuous work.)
Advanced Usage
- "sức cường tráng": vigorous strength / robust health.
- Ông cụ vẫn giữ được sức cường tráng dù đã ngoài bảy mươi. (The old man still maintains his vigorous strength even though he is over seventy.)
- Used in formal or literary contexts to emphasize exceptional physical strength and health, often implying a heroic or ideal masculine build.
Variants and Related Words
- Cường (adj/prefix): strong, powerful. Often used as a prefix in compound words (e.g., cường quốc - powerful nation, ngoại cường - foreign power). Note: This is listed separately as it is a component, not the target word itself.
- Tráng (adj): strong, healthy (archaic or poetic). Found in compounds like tráng sĩ (warrior, strong man).
- Tráng kiện (adj): robust, sturdy (similar meaning, slightly less common).
- Khoẻ mạnh (adj): healthy, well (more common and general synonym).
Synonyms
- Khoẻ mạnh: healthy, well.
- Lực lưỡng: brawny, burly (emphasizes muscular build).
- Vạm vỡ: stalwart, husky (emphasizes a solid, sturdy build).
- Sung sức: full of energy, energetic.
Antonyms
- Yếu ớt: weak, feeble.
- Ốm yếu: sickly, frail.
- Mảnh khảnh: slender, slim (not necessarily weak, but contrasts with the robust connotation of ).
Notes on Usage
- The word cường tráng is primarily used to describe men. Using it to describe women is very rare and would be considered unusual or poetic.
- It often carries a connotation of an ideal, heroic, or traditionally masculine physical form.
- While it can describe health (sức khoẻ cường tráng), it more specifically describes the visible, physical manifestation of that health—a strong, muscular body.