quánh

Thân thiện

Mật ong đặc quánh chảy xuống từ chiếc muỗng.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Thick and viscous; having a dense, sticky consistency. Used to describe a liquid or semi-liquid substance that is not fluid, often clinging or flowing slowly, like honey, thick syrup, or dense mud.
   • Firm and cohesive; well-bound. Describes a mixture or substance where the components are tightly integrated, resulting in a solid or semi-solid texture.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Mật ong này rất quánh. (This honey is very thick.)
  • Cô ấy khuấy bột cho đến khi hỗn hợp quánh lại. (She stirred the flour until the mixture became thick.)
  • Sau cơn mưa, đất biến thành bùn quánh. (After the rain, the earth turned into thick mud.)

Advanced Usage

• The word can be reduplicated as "quanh quánh" to mean or , attenuating the intensity of the base word.
  • Nước sốt có độ sệt quanh quánh. (The sauce has a slightly thick consistency.)

Variants and Related Words

• Đặc quánh (adj): A common compound emphasizing a very thick, concentrated, and dense state.
  • Sữa chua đặc quánh. (Thick, creamy yogurt.)

Synonyms

• Thick: Having a dense consistency.
• Viscous: Having a thick, sticky consistency between solid and liquid.
• Sticky: Tending to adhere.
• Dense: Closely compacted in substance.

Related Idioms

• While "quánh" itself is not typically used in many idioms, it frequently appears in descriptive phrases about texture and consistency, such as (to thicken into a viscous state).

Học thuật

adj

1. to be firm; thick