Definition

1. Verb:
   • To see through: To perceive the true nature, motives, or feelings of someone or something that is being concealed or disguised.
   • To penetrate (with sight or understanding): To gain deep insight into a situation, problem, or a person's inner self.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Cô ấy có khả năng nhìn thấu mọi lời nói dối. (She has the ability to see through all lies.)
  • Nhà tâm lý học nhìn thấu được nguyên nhân sâu xa của nỗi sợ hãi. (The psychologist saw through to the root cause of the fear.)
  • Anh ấy cảm thấy như bị nhìn thấu. (He felt as if he had been seen through.)

Advanced Usage

• This verb often implies a level of wisdom, intuition, or analytical skill. It is commonly used in contexts involving psychology, deception, strategy, or deep interpersonal understanding.
• It can be used in both positive (e.g., insightful understanding) and negative (e.g., exposing deceit) contexts.

Variants and Related Words

• Thấu hiểu (v): To understand thoroughly or deeply, often with empathy.
  • Bạn thân cần phải thấu hiểu nhau. (Close friends need to understand each other deeply.)
• Nhìn ra (v): To see or to realize (something, often an obvious truth or fact).
  • Cuối cùng tôi cũng nhìn ra vấn đề. (I finally saw the problem.)
• Nhìn xuyên qua (v): To see through a physical object (e.g., glass, fabric).
  • Có thể nhìn xuyên qua tấm kính này. (You can see through this pane of glass.)

Synonyms

• To see through: To not be deceived by something.
• To discern: To perceive or recognize something clearly.
• To penetrate: To succeed in understanding something complex.
• To fathom: To understand the depth of something.

Related Idioms

• Nhìn thấu tâm can: To see through to someone's heart and liver (i.e., to understand someone's innermost thoughts and feelings).
  • Bà ấy nhìn thấu tâm can đứa con. (She saw through to her child's very soul.)
• Nhìn thấu hồng trần: To see through the vanity of the mortal world (a philosophical or spiritual idiom).
  • Nhà triết học sống ẩn dật, nhìn thấu hồng trần. (The hermit philosopher saw through the vanity of the secular world.)

1. seethrough
   • Nhìn thấu tâm can ai
     To see through somebody