Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Slightly subsided, somewhat abated: Describes a state where an intense emotion (like anger, sadness) or a strong physical sensation (like pain) has diminished somewhat but not completely disappeared. It indicates a reduction in intensity, moving toward calmness.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Cơn giận của anh ấy đã nguôi nguôi. (His anger has somewhat subsided.)
  • Sau vài ngày, nỗi buồn mới nguôi nguôi. (After a few days, the sadness began to abate a little.)
  • Cơn đau đầu đã nguôi nguôi sau khi uống thuốc. (The headache has eased off a bit after taking medicine.)

Advanced Usage

• "nguôi nguôi" vs. "nguôi": "Nguôi nguôi" is the reduplicative form (từ láy) of "nguôi". It often conveys a softer, more gradual, or incomplete state of subsiding compared to the root word "nguôi", which can imply a more complete cessation.
  • Cơn bão đã nguôi. (The storm has completely subsided.) [Implies it's over]
  • Cơn bão đã nguôi nguôi. (The storm has calmed down somewhat.) [Implies it's less intense but may continue]

Variants and Related Words

• Nguôi (adj, v): To subside, to abate, to calm down. The root word.
  • Lòng căm thù khó nguôi. (The hatred is hard to quell.)
• Nguôi ngoai (adj): Another reduplicative form, very similar in meaning to "nguôi nguôi", often used interchangeably to describe fading emotions.
  • Nỗi nhớ dần nguôi ngoai. (The longing gradually fades.)

Synonyms

• Dịu đi (v): To soften, to become milder (often for emotions, pain, weather).
• Giảm bớt (v): To reduce, to lessen (more general).
• Vơi đi (v): To recede, to ebb (often for sorrow, longing).

Antonyms

• Bùng lên (v): To flare up, to erupt (for emotions, conflicts).
• Dâng trào (v): To surge, to well up (for emotions).
• Tăng lên (v): To increase, to intensify.

Notes on Usage

• Common Collocations: Typically used with words denoting strong emotions or states: (fit of anger), (sadness), (pain), (hatred), (longing).
• Grammatical Role: Primarily used as a predicate adjective following verbs like (already), (just), (gradually), or directly after the subject it describes.
• Style: Belongs to common, standard Vietnamese vocabulary. The reduplicative form makes it sound more descriptive and nuanced than the single root word.

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