quan thiết
Definition
- Adjective:
- Crucial / Vital / Of great importance: Describes something that is extremely important, essential, or closely connected to a matter's core. It implies a deep relevance and necessity.
- Intimate / Close (archaic): An older, less common usage referring to having close, intimate relationships or connections.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Đây là một vấn đề quan thiết đến an ninh quốc gia. (This is a matter crucial to national security.)
- Sức khỏe là yếu tố quan thiết nhất. (Health is the most vital factor.)
- Những thay đổi quan thiết trong chính sách. (The vital changes in policy.)
Advanced Usage
- Often used in formal, written contexts such as official documents, academic writing, or serious discourse to emphasize fundamental importance.
- Can be used with "đến" (to, towards) to specify what the matter is crucial to, e.g., (crucial to the future).
Variants and Related Words
- Quan trọng (adj): Important. ( is stronger, implying critical necessity).
- Thiết yếu (adj): Essential, indispensable. Very close in meaning to .
- Sống còn (adj): Vital, of life-or-death importance.
Synonyms
- Crucial: Of decisive importance.
- Vital: Absolutely necessary; essential.
- Paramount: More important than anything else.
- Pivotal: Of crucial importance in relation to the development or success of something else.
Related Idioms
- Mối quan hệ quan thiết: An intimate/close relationship (using the archaic sense).
- Họ có mối quan hệ quan thiết từ thuở nhỏ. (They have had a close relationship since childhood.)