Definition

Adjective: - Completely exhausted, utterly depleted, completely used up: "Khánh tận" describes a state where resources, energy, or wealth are entirely consumed or exhausted, leaving nothing behind. It emphasizes a final, total state of depletion.

Usage

"Khánh tận" is a formal and literary term. It is used to describe a situation where something is completely finished or a state of total exhaustion has been reached. It often carries a negative connotation of irreversible loss or a critical endpoint.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Sau nhiều năm chiến tranh, nguồn tài nguyên của đất nước đã gần như khánh tận. (After many years of war, the country's resources were almost completely exhausted.)
  • Sức khỏe của ông ấy đã khánh tận sau trận ốm nặng. (His health was utterly depleted after the serious illness.)
  • Công ty đã phá sản khi nguồn vốn khánh tận. (The company went bankrupt when its capital was completely used up.)

Advanced Usage

• "Đến mức khánh tận": to the point of complete exhaustion.
  • Họ đã khai thác mỏ đến mức khánh tận. (They mined the ore to the point of complete exhaustion.)

Variants and Related Words

• Khánh kiệt (adj): This is the direct synonym as indicated in the reference. It has the same meaning: completely exhausted, bankrupt, depleted.
  • Tài khoản ngân hàng của họ đã khánh kiệt. (Their bank account was completely depleted.)

Synonyms

• Cạn kiệt: to be drained, to run out (often for resources).
• Kiệt quệ: to be depleted, exhausted (often for energy or finances).
• Hết sạch: to be all gone, used up (more colloquial).

Antonyms

• Dồi dào: abundant, plentiful.
• Phong phú: rich, abundant.
• Đầy đủ: sufficient, ample.

Notes

As per the reference context, "khánh tận" is defined as being the same as "khánh kiệt". Therefore, these two words are interchangeable in most contexts, with "khánh kiệt" being perhaps slightly more common. Both are formal terms indicating a state of total exhaustion or depletion.

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