Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Graceful and gentle: Describes a movement, manner, or appearance that is soft, elegant, and unhurried, often with a sense of ease and fluidity.
   • Leisurely and relaxed: Refers to an action performed in a slow, calm, and unforced manner.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Cô ấy bước đi thật mài mại. (Her walk is very graceful.)
  • Anh ấy nói chuyện một cách mài mại, không vội vã. (He speaks in a relaxed manner, without haste.)
  • Động tác múa của diễn viên thật mài mại và uyển chuyển. (The dancer's movements are very graceful and supple.)

Advanced Usage

• The word is often used in literary or descriptive contexts to depict beauty in motion or demeanor, emphasizing a smooth and pleasing quality.

Variants and Related Words

• Uyển chuyển (adj): supple, lithe; often used together with "mài mại" to describe graceful movement.
• Thong thả (adj): leisurely, unhurried; shares the connotation of slowness but without the primary emphasis on grace.

Synonyms

• Graceful: having elegance or beauty of form.
• Fluid: moving smoothly and continuously.
• Leisurely: acting in a relaxed, unhurried way.

Notes

• "Mài mại" is a relatively literary term and is not extremely common in everyday casual speech. It is most frequently used to describe physical movement or style.