Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Smooth, even, level: Describes a surface that is completely flat, without any bumps, ridges, or irregularities.
   • Neat, tidy, straightforward: Used figuratively to describe something that is orderly, uncomplicated, or resolved without issue.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Sân đá bóng phẳng phắn. (The soccer field is perfectly smooth.)
  • Con đường mới làm phẳng phắn. (The newly built road is very even.)
  • Mọi việc đã được giải quyết phẳng phắn. (Everything has been settled neatly and straightforwardly.)

Advanced Usage

• The word "phẳng phắn" often implies a desirable, pleasing state of flatness or order, sometimes exceeding simple flatness ("phẳng") by suggesting a clean, finished, or ideal condition.

Variants and Related Words

• Phẳng (adj): Flat, level. This is the root word. "Phẳng phắn" is an intensive reduplicative form, emphasizing a higher degree of smoothness or neatness.
  • Mặt bàn này rất phẳng. (This tabletop is very flat.)

Synonyms

• Smooth: Having an even and regular surface.
• Even: Flat and level.
• Level: Having a flat, horizontal surface.
• Neat: (In figurative use) Tidy and in order.

Related Idioms

• Ăn nói phẳng phắn: To speak frankly, directly, and clearly.
  • Anh ấy luôn ăn nói phẳng phắn về mọi vấn đề. (He always speaks plainly and directly about every issue.)

1. Smooth, even