Definition

1. Adjective phrase:
   • To feel relieved / to have peace of mind: The state of feeling mentally or emotionally unburdened, lighter, and at ease, often after being freed from a worry, responsibility, or difficult situation.
   • To feel physically relieved / to feel lighter: The sensation of physical comfort or ease, as if a weight has been lifted, often after recovering from an illness or completing a strenuous task.

Usage Examples

• Adjective phrase:
  • Trả hết nợ thấy nhẹ mình. (To feel peace of mind after paying all one's debts.)
  • Sau khi chia sẻ nỗi lo với bạn, tôi cảm thấy nhẹ mình hẳn. (After sharing my worry with a friend, I felt much relieved.)
  • Khỏi bệnh rồi, người nhẹ mình hẳn. (Now that I've recovered from the illness, my body feels much lighter.)

Advanced Usage

• The phrase is often used to describe a psychological or emotional release. It emphasizes the contrast between a previous state of burden and the current state of relief.

Variants and Related Words

• Nhẹ nhõm (adj): relieved, carefree. A close synonym that also describes a feeling of relief from worry.

  • Hoàn thành xong việc, anh ấy thở phào nhẹ nhõm. (After finishing the work, he sighed with relief.)

• Nhẹ lòng (adj): to have one's mind at ease, often regarding a concern for someone else.

  • Thấy con an toàn, mẹ mới nhẹ lòng. (Only when she saw her child was safe did the mother's mind feel at ease.)

Synonyms

• Relieved: freed from anxiety or distress.
• Unburdened: released from a burden or obligation.
• At peace: in a state of mental or emotional calm.

Related Idioms

• Trút được gánh nặng: to cast off a burden. This idiom describes the action that leads to the state of "nhẹ mình."
  • Giải quyết xong vụ đó, anh ta như trút được gánh nặng. (After resolving that matter, he felt as if a burden had been lifted.)

1. Have one's mind at peace
   • Trả hết nợ thấy nhẹ mình
     To feel peace of mind after paying all one's debts