Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Neat, tidy, orderly: Describes something arranged in a well-organized, compact manner without mess or excess.
   • Concise, succinct: Describes speech or writing that is clear and to the point, without unnecessary words.
2. Adverb:
   • Completely, entirely, wholly: Used to emphasize that an action is done thoroughly or that something is consumed/used up entirely.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Cô ấy viết văn rất gọn. (Her writing is very concise.)
  • Căn phòng này trông thật gọn gàng. (This room looks very neat and tidy.)
• Adverb:
  • Nó ăn gọn ba bát cơm. (He ate three full bowls of rice.)
  • Đội của chúng tôi thắng gọn trận đấu. (Our team won the match decisively.)

Advanced Usage

• "gọn gàng": This is the most common compound, meaning neat, tidy, orderly. It intensifies the meaning of .
  • Hãy sắp xếp sách vở cho gọn gàng. (Please arrange your books neatly.)
• "gọn lỏn" / "gọn thon lỏn": Means fitting perfectly/snugly, often used for something/somebody fitting neatly into a space.
  • Đứa bé nằm gọn lỏn trong lòng mẹ. (The child lay snugly in the mother's arms.)
• "ăn gọn": To defeat easily or to consume completely.
  • Đối thủ đó không đủ sức, ta sẽ ăn gọn họ. (That opponent isn't strong enough; we will defeat them easily.)

Variants and Related Words

• Gọn gàng (adj): Neat, tidy. (This is a very common and important derived form).
• Gọn lẹ (adj): Quick and neat, efficient.
• Ngắn gọn (adj): Short and concise, brief.

Synonyms

• Adjective (Neat): Ngăn nắp (orderly), sạch sẽ (clean).
• Adjective (Concise): Súc tích (succinct), ngắn gọn (brief).
• Adverb (Completely): Hết, trọn vẹn, toàn bộ.

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

• Dọn cho gọn: To tidy/clean up to make it neat.
  • Tôi cần dọn giá sách cho gọn. (I need to tidy up the bookshelf.)
• Giải quyết cho gọn: To resolve/settle something decisively and finally.
  • Chúng ta nên giải quyết vấn đề này cho gọn. (We should settle this issue decisively.)

Related Idioms

• Gọn như lược thưa: (As neat as a sparse comb) - An idiom emphasizing extreme neatness and order.
  • Căn nhà nhỏ của bà ấy lúc nào cũng gọn như lược thưa. (Her small house is always neat as a pin.)
• Nuốt gọn: (To swallow whole) - Means to easily defeat or take over something/someone.
  • Công ty lớn đó có thể nuốt gọn đối thủ nhỏ. (That big company can easily swallow up the small competitor.)

1. Neat, tidy
   • Đồ đạc sắp xếp gọn
     Neatly arranged furniture
2. Whode, entire, complete
   • Ăn hết gọn nồi cơm
     To finish a whole pot of rice
   • Gòn gọn (láy, ý giảm)
     Rather neat, rather tidy
   • Nhà dọn đã gòn gọn
     The house is rather neat now
3. Complete for the time being
   • Việc dọn nhà đã gòn gọn
     The moving into the new house is coomplete fffor the time being