hiu hiu

Thân thiện

Buổi chiều, gió hiu hiu thổi qua cánh đồng lúa.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Blowing gently, puffing lightly: Describes a wind or breeze that is very light, soft, and gentle, often barely perceptible.
   • Desolate, lonely: In a figurative sense, it can describe a feeling or atmosphere that is quiet, still, and somewhat lonely or deserted.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Gió thổi hiu hiu qua kẽ lá. (The wind blew gently through the leaves.)
  • Trời chiều gió hiu hiu. (The afternoon wind is puffing lightly.)
  • Căn phòng trống trải, cảm giác hiu hiu. (The empty room felt desolate/lonely.)

Advanced Usage

• "hiu hiu lạnh": describes a cold, gentle breeze.
  • Sáng sớm, gió hiu hiu lạnh. (In the early morning, there was a cold, gentle breeze.)
• Used to evoke a specific mood or atmosphere in descriptive writing, often one of tranquility, melancholy, or solitude.

Variants and Related Words

• Hiu hắt (adj): An intensified form, meaning desolate, bleak, or bitterly cold (often for wind/weather). It conveys a stronger sense of loneliness or harshness than .
  • Gió mùa đông thổi hiu hắt. (The winter wind blew bleakly.)
• Hiu quạnh (adj): Desolate, deserted, lonely (usually describing a place).
  • Con đường làng hiu quạnh. (The village path was deserted.)

Synonyms

• Thoảng: very light, faint, wafting (e.g., of a scent or breeze).
• Nhè nhẹ: gently, softly.
• Lặng lẽ: quietly, silently (more about sound/atmosphere).

Notes on Meaning

• The primary and most common meaning refers to a gentle wind.
• The secondary meaning of desolate/lonely is derived from the atmosphere created by such a quiet wind, often used in poetic or literary contexts. It is not used for describing a person's character, but rather a place or mood.

Học thuật

1. Whiffing, puffing lightly
   • Gió nam hiu hiu
     A southerly wind puffing lightly