lỏng
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Definition
- 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
- thin; watery
- cháo lỏngwatery rice gruel. liquid
- chất lỏngA liquid (subtance. loose
- Được thả lỏngto go loose
- lỏng rato get loose