Definition

Adverb: - All over, everywhere: Indicates that something covers or exists in every part of a place or area. It describes a state of being widespread or pervasive.

Usage

The word "khắp" is used to modify verbs or adjectives to express the idea of totality in terms of space or scope. It often precedes nouns denoting places or areas. - It is commonly used in the structure: "khắp + [place noun]" (e.g., khắp nơi, khắp thành phố). - It can also be used in the structure: "[Verb/Adjective] + khắp" to describe an action or state spreading everywhere.

Usage Examples

• Adverb:
  • Tin tức lan truyền khắp thành phố. (The news spread all over the city.)
  • Cô ấy đã đi du lịch khắp châu Âu. (She has traveled throughout Europe.)
  • Hoa nở vàng khắp cánh đồng. (Yellow flowers bloomed all over the field.)

Advanced Usage

• "khắp nơi": everywhere, in all places.
  • Anh ấy được mọi người yêu quý khắp nơi. (He is loved by people everywhere.)
• "khắp chốn": everywhere, in every place (a more literary synonym for "khắp nơi").
  • Tiếng hát vang lên khắp chốn. (The singing echoed everywhere.)
• "lan khắp": to spread all over.
  • Hương thơm lan khắp căn phòng. (The fragrance spread all over the room.)

Variants and Related Words

• Khắp khắp (adv, reduplicated form): Emphasizes the meaning of "everywhere," often used in spoken language.
  • Trẻ con chạy nhảy khắp khắp trong sân. (Children are running around all over the yard.)
• Khắp cả (adv): A synonym for "khắp," adding emphasis (all over the entire area).
  • Cảnh sát có mặt khắp cả khu vực. (Police are present all over the entire area.)

Synonyms

• Mọi nơi: every place.
• Tràn ngập: to be flooded/pervaded (implies filling a space completely).
• Toàn: entire, whole (often used as a prefix, e.g., toàn thế giới - the whole world).

Related Phrases

• Đi khắp: to go all over/to travel throughout.
  • Ông ấy muốn đi khắp đất nước. (He wants to travel throughout the country.)
• Khắp mặt: all over the face/surface (often used figuratively).
  • Nụ cười rạng rỡ khắp mặt. (A bright smile all over the face.)

Related Idioms

• Khắp trong Nam ngoài Bắc: Throughout the South and the North (a Vietnamese idiom meaning throughout the entire country).
  • Danh tiếng của ông ấy vang xa khắp trong Nam ngoài Bắc. (His reputation is known far and wide throughout the entire country.)

adv

1. all over
   • khắp nơi
     everywhere; on all sides