Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Experienced, mature, seasoned: Describes a person who appears or acts older, wiser, or more mature than their actual age, often due to extensive life or professional experience. It implies a depth of knowledge, skill, and composure gained through practice and real-world exposure.
   • Well-developed, sophisticated: Can describe non-human things (e.g., artistic style, work) that show a high level of skill, refinement, and maturity, as if created by someone with great experience.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Cậu bé ấy mới 10 tuổi nhưng cách nói chuyện rất già dặn. (That boy is only 10 years old, but his way of speaking is very mature.)
  • Cô ấy là một nhà quản lý già dặn kinh nghiệm. (She is an experienced and seasoned manager.)
  • Tác phẩm của ông thể hiện một phong cách sáng tác già dặn. (His work demonstrates a sophisticated writing style.)

Advanced Usage

• "trông già dặn": to look mature/older than one's age.
  • Anh ấy trông già dặn hơn so với tuổi thật. (He looks more mature than his actual age.)
• "già dặn trong công việc": seasoned/experienced in work.
  • Sự già dặn trong công việc giúp anh ấy giải quyết mọi vấn đề dễ dàng. (His experience at work helps him solve all problems easily.)

Variants and Related Words

• Già đời (adj): Very old, aged (often for objects or long-standing traditions). Implies a long existence, not necessarily the maturity of skill.
  • Chiếc xe này đã già đời. (This car is very old.)
• Từng trải (adj): Experienced, having been through many things. Focuses more on having lived through various life events.
  • Ông ấy là người từng trải. (He is a man of experience.)

Synonyms

• Kinh nghiệm (experienced): Having knowledge or skill from practice.
• Lão luyện (veteran, highly skilled): Implies exceptional skill and experience, often to a masterful degree.
• Chín chắn (mature, sensible): Focuses on稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重稳重

adjective

1. skilled; experienced