Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Liquid; fluid: Describes a substance that flows freely and is not solid or gaseous. It has a definite volume but takes the shape of its container.
   • Watery; thin: Describes a mixture, often a food like porridge or soup, that has too much liquid and is not thick enough.
   • Loose; not tight: Describes something that is not firmly fixed in place, fastened, or held together, allowing for movement or play.
   • Lax; slack; negligent: Describes a state of management, control, or discipline that is not strict, tight, or careful.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Nước là một chất lỏng. (Water is a liquid.)
  • Anh ấy chỉ được ăn cháo lỏng sau phẫu thuật. (He is only allowed to eat watery rice porridge after surgery.)
  • Con ốc xe đạp bị lỏng. (The bicycle bolt is loose.)
  • Việc quản lý ở đây rất lỏng lẻo. (The management here is very lax.)

Advanced Usage

• "buông lỏng": to relax control; to be negligent in managing.

  • Không được buông lỏng kỷ luật. (Discipline must not be relaxed.)

• "bỏ lỏng": to leave unattended; to neglect.

  • Họ bỏ lỏng công việc canh gác. (They neglected the guard duty.)

Variants and Related Words

• Lỏng lẻo (adj): slack, loose, lax (often describing systems, management, or morals).

  • Mối quan hệ lỏng lẻo. (A loose relationship.)

• Chất lỏng (n): liquid (substance).

  • Xăng là một chất lỏng dễ cháy. (Gasoline is a flammable liquid.)

• Làm lỏng (v): to loosen.

  • Làm lỏng con ốc. (To loosen the bolt.)

Synonyms

• Liquid/fluid: for substances (e.g., nước - water).
• Watery/dilute: for mixtures (e.g., loãng - thin).
• Loose/slack: for physical fastenings (e.g., không chặt - not tight).
• Lax/negligent: for control (e.g., không nghiêm ngặt - not strict).

Related Idioms

• Lỏng tay: (lit. loose hand) to be lenient or not strict in punishment or control.

  • Giám thị lỏng tay với học sinh. (The proctor was lenient with the students.)

• Ăn lỏng: to be on a liquid diet.

  • Bệnh nhân phải ăn lỏng vài ngày. (The patient has to be on a liquid diet for a few days.)

adj

1. thin; watery
   • cháo lỏng
     watery rice gruel. liquid
   • chất lỏng
     A liquid (subtance. loose
   • Được thả lỏng
     to go loose
   • lỏng ra
     to get loose