mềm mại

Cô ấy có mái tóc mềm mại và dài.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Soft to the touch; supple; smooth: Describes a physical texture that is pleasant, yielding, and not hard or rough.
   • Gentle; graceful; fluid: Describes movements, manners, speech, or artistic qualities that are smooth, delicate, and pleasingly gentle.

Usage Examples

• Adjective (Physical Texture):
  • Làn da cô ấy rất mềm mại. (Her skin is very soft.)
  • Tấm vải này có cảm giác mềm mại. (This fabric has a soft feel.)
• Adjective (Manner/Movement):
  • Vũ công có những động tác mềm mại. (The dancer has graceful movements.)
  • Cô ấy trả lời bằng một giọng nói mềm mại. (She answered in a gentle voice.)

Advanced Usage

• Used to describe abstract qualities like style or tone.
  • Văn phong của tác giả rất mềm mại và truyền cảm. (The author's writing style is very fluid and emotive.)

Variants and Related Words

• Mềm (adj): Soft (general). Can refer to physical softness or a lenient attitude.
  • Bánh mì này rất mềm. (This bread is very soft.)
• Dịu dàng (adj): Gentle, tender. Often describes personality or voice, overlapping with the manner sense of "mềm mại."

Synonyms

• Soft: Yielding to touch.
• Supple: Flexible and smooth.
• Graceful: Elegantly smooth in movement or form.
• Gentle: Mild and tender in manner.

Related Idioms

• Mềm mại như nhung: As soft as velvet.
  • Đôi tay cô ấy mềm mại như nhung. (Her hands are as soft as velvet.)
• Lời nói mềm mại, gối đầu êm: Soft words make a peaceful pillow (idiomatic: gentle words lead to comfort and harmony).