Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Very tight-fitting, snug, close-fitting: Describes something that fits the body or an object very closely, leaving little to no extra space. It emphasizes a perfect, form-fitting snugness.
   • Packed tightly together, dense: Describes objects or people arranged very closely together, with minimal gaps between them.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Chiếc áo len này mặc khít khịt. (This sweater fits very snugly.)
  • Những viên gạch được xếp khít khịt với nhau. (The bricks are laid tightly together.)
  • Cánh cửa đóng khít khịt, không có khe hở. (The door closes tightly, with no gap.)

Advanced Usage

• "khít khịt như in": Fits as perfectly as a print; used to emphasize an extremely precise and tight fit.
  • Chiếc vỏ bọc khít khịt như in với thiết bị. (The case fits the device as perfectly as a print.)
• "ngồi khít khịt": To sit packed tightly together.
  • Mọi người ngồi khít khịt trên chiếc ghế dài. (Everyone sat packed tightly together on the bench.)

Variants and Related Words

• Khít (adj): Tight, close-fitting. "Khít khịt" is the intensive/emphatic form of "khít".
  • Cửa đóng rất khít. (The door closes very tightly.)
• Sát (adj): Close, adjacent. Can sometimes overlap in meaning but often refers to proximity rather than fit.
  • Hai ngôi nhà xây sát nhau. (The two houses are built close to each other.)

Synonyms

• Chật (adj): Tight (often implying uncomfortably so).
• Bó sát (v/phrase): To cling tightly, to hug (the body).
• Sít sao (adj): Tight, close, meticulous (can describe fit or logical argument).

Notes on Meaning

• The word "khít khịt" is a reduplicative form (từ láy) of the root adjective "khít". In Vietnamese, reduplication often adds emphasis or a descriptive quality. Here, "khít khịt" intensifies the meaning of "khít", conveying a sense of being tight, snug, or closely packed.
• It is primarily used in descriptive contexts related to physical fit, arrangement, or closure. It is not typically used in abstract senses.

1. Close-fitting
   • áo lót mặt khít khịt
     The sliglet is close-fitting