Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Deeply sunken in, hollowed, concave: Describes a surface or part that is deeply recessed, indented, or curved inward, often due to natural structure, age, illness, or lack of substance.
   • Deep, sunken: Often used to describe parts of the body, like eyes or cheeks, that appear deeply set or recessed.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Đôi mắt anh ấy hõm sâu vì mệt mỏi. (His eyes are deeply sunken from fatigue.)
  • Má cô ấy hõm vào sau khi ốm. (Her cheeks became hollow after her illness.)
  • Trên mặt đất có một chỗ hõm. (There is a hollow spot on the ground.)

Advanced Usage

• "hõm vào": to be sunken in, to be concave.
  • Tường bị hõm vào một mảng. (The wall is concave in one section.)
• "trũng hõm": deeply sunken and low-lying (often used for terrain).
  • Con đường này có nhiều chỗ trũng hõm. (This road has many deeply sunken spots.)

Variants and Related Words

• Hốc hác (adj): Haggard, gaunt (often describing a thin, tired face with sunken features). This word emphasizes the overall emaciated and weary appearance more than just the concavity.
  • Gương mặt hốc hác vì thiếu ngủ. (A haggard face from lack of sleep.)
• Lõm (adj/verb): Dent, indent, concave. This is a more general term for a shallow or deep indentation and can also be a verb (to dent).
  • Cái chảo bị lõm. (The pan is dented.)

Synonyms

• Lõm: concave, indented.
• Trũng: low-lying, depressed (often for land).
• Sâu hoắm: very deep (emphasizing depth).

Related Phrases

• Mắt hõm: sunken eyes.
  • Dấu hiệu của sự thiếu ngủ là mắt hõm. (A sign of sleep deprivation is sunken eyes.)
• Má hõm: hollow cheeks.
  • Người mẫu thường có gò má cao và má hõm. (Models often have high cheekbones and hollow cheeks.)

1. Deeply sunken in
   • Mắt hõm
     Eyes deeply sunken in