Definition

1. 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

1. narrow; confined; strait
   • đường hẹp
     strait way; the narrow way