hèm hẹp
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Definition
- Adjective (Tính từ):
- Narrow, tight, cramped: Describes a space, area, or passage that is small in width or size, making movement or accommodation difficult or uncomfortable. This is the primary meaning.
- Limited, restricted: Can describe something (like a viewpoint, opportunity, or condition) that is confined or offers little scope.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Con đường vào làng rất hèm hẹp. (The road into the village is very narrow.)
- Căn phòng trọ hèm hẹp nhưng rất sạch sẽ. (The rented room is cramped but very clean.)
- Không gian sống hèm hẹp khiến họ cảm thấy ngột ngạt. (The cramped living space makes them feel stifled.)
- Cơ hội thăng tiến trong công ty này khá hèm hẹp. (Promotion opportunities in this company are quite limited.)
Advanced Usage
- "hèm hẹp" as a Reduplicative Form (từ láy): This word is a reduplicative form (láy) of the root word "hẹp" (narrow). The reduplication "hèm hẹp" often intensifies the meaning of "hẹp," emphasizing a sense of being uncomfortably, inconveniently, or excessively narrow or tight. It carries a more descriptive and sometimes slightly negative connotation than the single word "hẹp."
Variants and Related Words
- Hẹp (adj): Narrow, tight. The root word.
- lối đi hẹp (a narrow path)
- Chật hẹp (adj): Cramped, narrow (combining "chật" - tight - and "hẹp").
- căn nhà chật hẹp (a cramped house)
- Hạn hẹp (adj): Limited, restricted (often used for abstract things like time, resources, possibilities).
- thời gian hạn hẹp (limited time)
- tài chính hạn hẹp (limited finances)
Synonyms
- Chật chội (adj): Cramped, crowded.
- Nhỏ hẹp (adj): Small and narrow.
- Bó hẹp (v, adj): To restrict, to limit; restricted, confined (often for abstract concepts).
Antonyms
- Rộng rãi (adj): Spacious, wide.
- Thoáng đãng (adj): Airy, open, spacious.
- Bao la (adj): Vast, immense.
- xem hẹp (láy)