nhẹ nhõm

Thân thiện

Người mẹ cảm thấy nhẹ nhõm khi đứa con nhỏ đã ngủ yên.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Relieved / Feeling a burden lifted: Describes a state of mental or emotional relief after a worry, responsibility, or burden has been removed or resolved.
   • Light (in weight or responsibility): Describes something that is physically not heavy or a responsibility that is not burdensome.
   • Slender and graceful / Delicate: Describes a person's physique as being gracefully thin and light.

Usage Examples

• Adjective (Relieved):

  • Sau khi nghe tin con an toàn, bà ấy cảm thấy nhẹ nhõm. (After hearing her child was safe, she felt relieved.)
  • Tôi thở phào nhẹ nhõm khi hoàn thành bài thi. (I breathed a sigh of relief when I finished the exam.)

• Adjective (Light):

  • Gánh gia đình nhẹ nhõm. (Family responsibilities are light.)

• Adjective (Slender):

  • Cô bé trông nhẹ nhõm. (The girl looks elegantly slender.)

Advanced Usage

• "lòng nhẹ nhõm": a light heart; a feeling of relief.
  • Giải quyết xong việc, lòng tôi nhẹ nhõm hẳn. (After resolving the matter, my heart felt much lighter.)

Variants and Related Words

• Nhẹ (adj): light (in weight); gentle; minor.

  • Chiếc vali này rất nhẹ. (This suitcase is very light.)

• Nhẹ nhàng (adj): gentle, soft, mild (often describing manner, touch, or movement).

  • Cô ấy nói chuyện rất nhẹ nhàng. (She speaks very gently.)

Synonyms

• Relieved: freed from anxiety or distress.
• Light: of little weight; not heavy.
• Graceful: having elegance or beauty of form.

Related Idioms

• Thở phào nhẹ nhõm: to heave/let out a sigh of relief.
  • Cả phòng thở phào nhẹ nhõm khi nghe thông báo. (The whole room let out a sigh of relief upon hearing the announcement.)

Học thuật

1. Light
   • Gánh gia đình nhẹ nhõm
     Light family responsibilities
2. Elegantly slender
   • Cô bé trông nhẹ nhõm
     the girl looks elegently slender