Definition

1. Adjective (Tính từ):

   • Very close, extremely near: Describes objects, people, or things positioned with almost no space between them.
   • Tightly packed, crammed together: Describes things arranged in a dense, compact manner.

2. Adverb (Phó từ):

   • Very closely, right next to each other: Describes the manner of being positioned extremely near.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:

  • Hai ngôi nhà này xây sít sịt nhau. (These two houses are built very close to each other.)
  • Hàng hóa chất sít sịt trong kho. (The goods are stored tightly packed in the warehouse.)

• Adverb:

  • Xe cộ đi sít sịt trên đường phố. (Vehicles move very closely together on the street.)
  • Họ ngồi sít sịt bên nhau. (They sat right next to each other.)

Advanced Usage

• "sít sịt như sam": An idiom meaning "stuck together like limpets/shellfish," used to emphasize extreme closeness or inseparability.
  • Hai đứa trẻ chơi với nhau sít sịt như sam. (The two children play together, stuck together like limpets.)

Variants and Related Words

• Sít (adj/adv): Close, near. This is the root word, while "sít sịt" is a reduplicative form that intensifies the meaning.
  • Ngồi sít vào đây. (Sit close over here.)

Synonyms

• Khít (adj): Tight, close-fitting.
• Cận kề (adj): Adjacent, very near.
• San sát (adj/adv): Lined up closely, densely packed.

Related Idioms

• Sát vai sát cánh: Side by side, shoulder to shoulder (often used figuratively for close cooperation).
• Kề cận bên nhau: To be close beside each other.

1. (khẩu ngữ) Very very close