Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Easy to understand, comprehensible: Describes something that is clear, simple, or not complicated, making it easy for people to grasp its meaning or content.
   • Intelligible: Refers to something that can be understood clearly.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Giáo viên giải thích bài học một cách dễ hiểu. (The teacher explained the lesson in an easy-to-understand way.)
  • Cuốn sách này viết rất dễ hiểu cho người mới bắt đầu. (This book is written in a very comprehensible manner for beginners.)
  • Lời nói của anh ấy không dễ hiểu chút nào. (His words are not intelligible at all.)

Advanced Usage

• "dễ hiểu là": It is understandable that...; used to introduce a logical conclusion or a natural reaction.
  • Dễ hiểu là cô ấy buồn khi nghe tin đó. (It is understandable that she was sad to hear that news.)
• "dễ hiểu thôi": That's easy to understand; used to state that something is obvious or simple.
  • A: "Tại sao anh ta lại từ chối?" B: "Dễ hiểu thôi, lương quá thấp." (A: "Why did he refuse?" B: "That's easy to understand, the salary was too low.")

Variants and Related Words

• Dễ (adj): Easy. Often combined with other adjectives to form compounds (e.g., - lovely, - pleasant).
• Hiểu (v): To understand.
• Dễ tiếp thu (adj phrase): Easy to absorb/assimilate (often used for knowledge).
• Rõ ràng (adj): Clear, obvious. A near-synonym emphasizing clarity.
• Minh bạch (adj): Transparent, lucid. Often used in formal contexts about information or processes.

Synonyms

• Rõ ràng: Clear, obvious.
• Đơn giản: Simple.
• Mạch lạc: Coherent, lucid.
• Sáng sủa: Lucid, clear (often for language or presentation).

Related Phrases

• Làm cho dễ hiểu: To make (something) easy to understand; to simplify.
  • Anh ấy làm cho vấn đề dễ hiểu hơn bằng một ví dụ đơn giản. (He made the issue easier to understand with a simple example.)
• Khó hiểu: Difficult to understand; incomprehensible (antonym).
  • Thuật ngữ chuyên môn này thật khó hiểu. (This technical term is very difficult to understand.)

Related Idioms

• Nói dễ hiểu: To speak plainly; to put it in simple terms.
  • Nói dễ hiểu thì dự án này cần nhiều tiền hơn. (To put it simply, this project needs more money.)
• Dễ nghe dễ hiểu: Easy to listen to and understand (often describing speech or explanation).
  • Bài giảng của thầy giáo mới dễ nghe dễ hiểu. (The new teacher's lecture is easy to listen to and understand.)

1. Easy to understand