Definition

Noun: - A moment, an instant: A very short, specific, and often significant point in time, typically measured in hours and minutes. It emphasizes the exactness and importance of that brief time period.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Đây là giờ phút quan trọng nhất trong cuộc đời tôi. (This is the most important moment in my life.)
  • Chúng tôi đã chờ đợi giờ phút này suốt nhiều năm. (We have been waiting for this moment for many years.)
  • Anh ấy đã đến đúng giờ phút cuối cùng. (He arrived at the very last moment.)

Advanced Usage

• "giờ phút lâm chung" / "giờ phút cuối cùng": The final moments (of life).

  • Gia đình ở bên cạnh ông ấy trong những giờ phút cuối cùng. (The family was by his side in his final moments.)

• "giờ phút thiêng liêng": A sacred, solemn moment.

  • Giờ phút thiêng liêng khi quốc kỳ được kéo lên. (The sacred moment when the national flag is raised.)

• "giờ phút định mệnh": A fateful, decisive moment.

  • Mọi thứ thay đổi trong giờ phút định mệnh ấy. (Everything changed at that fateful moment.)

Variants and Related Words

• Khoảnh khắc (n): Moment, instant. (Often more poetic or emotional than "giờ phút").
• Thời khắc (n): Moment, point in time. (Similar to "giờ phút", often used in formal or solemn contexts).
• Phút giây (n): Moment, instant. (A reversed form with similar meaning, often used in literature).

Synonyms

• Moment: An exact point in time.
• Instant: An extremely short period of time.
• Juncture: A particular point in time, especially a critical one.

Notes on Meaning

• "Giờ phút" strongly implies a brief, defined, and often emotionally charged or historically significant point in time. It is more specific and weightier than the more general word "lúc" (time, when).
• While it literally combines "giờ" (hour) and "phút" (minute), it functions as a single unit meaning "moment" and is not used for telling time (e.g., you would not say "3 giờ phút" to mean 3:01).

noun

1. the moment