khin khít

Thân thiện

Chiếc mũ đội vừa khin khít trên đầu em bé.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Fitting snugly, tightly, without any gap: Describes something that fits perfectly and closely, leaving no space or opening. It emphasizes a precise, seamless fit.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Chiếc nhẫn đeo vừa khin khít. (The ring fits snugly.)
  • Cánh cửa đóng lại khin khít, không có khe hở. (The door closes tightly, without any gap.)
  • Anh ấy đội mũ bảo hiểm khin khít vào đầu. (He put the helmet on snugly on his head.)

Advanced Usage

• "khin khít" is a reduplicative word (từ láy) derived from the root "khít" (tight, close). The reduplication intensifies the meaning, emphasizing a perfect, seamless, and very close fit.
  • Hai mảnh gỗ được ghép lại khin khít với nhau. (The two pieces of wood are joined together perfectly tightly.)

Variants and Related Words

• Khít (adj): Tight, close, fitting closely. This is the root word.
  • Cửa đóng rất khít. (The door is closed very tightly.)
• Khin (This is not commonly used as an independent word in modern Vietnamese; it primarily appears in the reduplicative form "khin khít").

Synonyms

• Vừa vặn: Fitting just right, well-fitted.
• Sát: Close, adjacent, tight against something.
• Kín: Sealed, airtight, without openings.

Notes on Meaning

• The word "khin khít" specifically describes a physical fit. It is not typically used for abstract concepts like close relationships. For emotional closeness, words like "thân thiết" (intimate, close) or "gắn bó" (attached, bonded) are used.
• It often conveys a positive sense of something being well-made or perfectly suited.

Học thuật

1. xem khít (láy)