Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Clear and decisive; crisp and neat: Describes speech, writing, or actions that are expressed in a straightforward, unambiguous, and definitive manner, without unnecessary details or hesitation.
   • Tidy and orderly: Can describe something arranged in a neat, organized, and efficient way.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Anh ấy trả lời rất gãy gọn. (He answered very clearly and decisively.)
  • Bài phát biểu của cô ấy ngắn gọn và gãy gọn. (Her speech was concise and crisp.)
  • Cô ấy sắp xếp công việc một cách gãy gọn. (She arranges her work in a tidy and orderly fashion.)

Advanced Usage

• "ăn nói gãy gọn": to speak clearly and decisively.
  • Một luật sư giỏi cần phải ăn nói gãy gọn. (A good lawyer needs to speak clearly and decisively.)
• "phong cách gãy gọn": a crisp/neat style.
  • Anh ấy có một phong cách làm việc gãy gọn. (He has a crisp and efficient working style.)

Variants and Related Words

• Gọn gàng (adj): neat, tidy. (Focuses more on physical orderliness.)
• Dứt khoát (adj): decisive, resolute. (Focuses more on the quality of determination.)
• Rõ ràng (adj): clear, obvious.

Synonyms

• Concise: giving a lot of information clearly and in a few words.
• Crisp: briskly decisive and neat.
• Succinct: expressed clearly and in a few words.
• Definitive: conclusive, final.

Related Idioms

• "Nói là làm, làm cho gãy gọn": Said and done, done neatly and completely. (Implies prompt and efficient action following words.)
  • Hãy nhớ, chúng ta nói là làm, làm cho gãy gọn. (Remember, we say it and do it, and do it neatly and completely.)