Definition

1. Adverb:
   • At all, in the slightest: Used in negative sentences to emphasize the complete absence of something or the lack of any effect, connection, or involvement.
   • Whatsoever, any: Serves as an intensifier in negations, meaning "not any" or "not at all."

Usage Examples

• Adverb:
  • Anh ấy không hề hấn gì sau vụ tai nạn. (He was completely unharmed after the accident.)
  • Tôi chẳng hề hấn buồn vì chuyện đó. (I am not at all sad about that matter.)
  • Hai vấn đề này không hề hấn liên quan đến nhau. (These two issues are not in the slightest related to each other.)

Advanced Usage

• "không hề hấn gì": This is the most common fixed phrase. It means "completely unharmed/unaffected," "perfectly fine," or "not at all."
  • Chiếc xe không hề hấn gì sau cú va chạm nhẹ. (The car was completely unscathed after the minor collision.)
• Used to strongly negate an adjective or verb, emphasizing zero degree or effect.
  • Lời chỉ trích chẳng hề hấn làm anh ấy nao núng. (The criticism did not in the least make him waver.)

Variants and Related Words

• Hề (adv): A more common and standard synonym meaning "at all," used in negative constructions (e.g., = not at all).
• Mảy may (adv): A literary synonym meaning "the slightest bit," also used in negatives (e.g., = not the slightest bit).

Synonyms

• Chút nào: (Not) at all, (not) a bit.
• Tí nào: (Not) a little bit, (not) in the least.
• Gì cả: Whatsoever (often used as ).

Notes on Usage

• "Hề hấn" is primarily a regional/dialectal word, more common in some Northern Vietnamese dialects. In standard formal writing, "hề" is preferred.
• It is almost exclusively used in negative sentences with words like (not).
• The structure is typically: Negative word + hề hấn + (gì) + ...
• It adds a strong, emphatic tone to the negation.

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