hẹp
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Narrow; having a small width: Describes something with a width that is less than average or less than desired.
- Confined; cramped; small in area: Describes a space or place that is limited in size, offering little room.
- Limited in scope or range: Describes something restricted to a specific field, perspective, or set of ideas.
- Narrow-minded; stingy: Describes a person who is not generous or broad in their views or actions.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Con đường này quá hẹp. (This road is too narrow.)
- Căn phòng khách thật là hẹp. (The living room is very cramped.)
- Anh ấy có kiến thức rất hẹp về chủ đề này. (He has very limited knowledge on this topic.)
- Đừng nên hẹp hòi với bạn bè. (You shouldn't be stingy/narrow-minded with friends.)
Advanced Usage
"hẹp hòi": narrow-minded, petty, mean-spirited.
- Thái độ hẹp hòi của anh ta khiến mọi người khó chịu. (His narrow-minded attitude makes everyone uncomfortable.)
"hẹp bụng": stingy, tight-fisted.
- Người hẹp bụng thường không được yêu quý. (Stingy people are often not well-liked.)
Variants and Related Words
Chật hẹp (adj): cramped, tight, narrow (often for spaces).
- Khu nhà ổ chuột chật hẹp và mất vệ sinh. (The slum area is cramped and unsanitary.)
Hạn hẹp (adj): limited, meager (often for resources, time, or possibilities).
- Ngân sách hạn hẹp không cho phép chúng tôi mở rộng dự án. (The limited budget does not allow us to expand the project.)
Synonyms
- Narrow: of small width.
- Cramped: uncomfortably small or confined.
- Limited: restricted within bounds.
- Petty: small-minded; concerned with trivial matters.
Related Idioms
Hẹp như lỗ kim: As narrow as a needle's eye; extremely narrow.
- Lối vào hang động hẹp như lỗ kim. (The entrance to the cave is as narrow as a needle's eye.)
Đất hẹp người đông: The land is narrow, the people are crowded; describes overpopulation or a densely populated area.
- Thành phố này đúng là cảnh đất hẹp người đông. (This city is truly a scene of crowded people on narrow land.)
adj
- narrow; confined; strait
- đường hẹpstrait way; the narrow way