Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Dense; Thick: Describes something with its parts very close together, leaving little or no space between them. It often refers to a physical substance or a collection of objects forming an impenetrable or nearly solid mass.
   • Intense; Uninterrupted: Describes an abstract quality, such as schedule or events, that are packed closely together without breaks.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Sương mù dày đặc. (Dense fog.)
  • Bầu trời dày đặc mây đen. (The sky is thick with black clouds.)
  • Lịch làm việc của cô ấy dày đặc. (Her work schedule is packed/intense.)

Advanced Usage

• Used to describe high concentration or frequency in non-physical contexts.
  • Cuộc sống ở thành phố với những sự kiện dày đặc. (City life with a dense series of events.)
  • Vùng này có mạng lưới sông ngòi dày đặc. (This region has a dense network of rivers.)

Variants and Related Words

• Dày (adj): Thick (often in a single layer or dimension, e.g., a thick book, thick skin).
• Đặc (adj): Concentrated, viscous (e.g., thick soup, dense population).

Synonyms

• Dense: Closely compacted in substance.
• Thick: With opposite sides or surfaces far apart; dense.
• Packed: Filled with a large number or amount.
• Impenetrable: Impossible to pass through or see through.

Related Idioms

• Dày đặc như châu chấu: As thick as locusts (used to describe a very dense crowd or large number of things).
  • Người biểu tình tụ tập dày đặc như châu chấu. (The protesters gathered as thick as locusts.)

adj

1. dense
   • sương mù dày đặc
     dense fog