Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Happy, elated, pleased: A state of feeling great pleasure, satisfaction, or joy. It describes a positive emotional response to a favorable situation or outcome.
   • Comfortable, pleasurable: Describes a state of physical ease, comfort, or sensual pleasure.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Nghe tin con thi đỗ, bố mẹ sướng lắm. (Hearing that their child passed the exam, the parents were very happy.)
  • Chiến thắng này khiến người hâm mộ sướng rơn. (This victory made the fans extremely elated.)
  • Tắm nước mát sau một ngày nóng bức thật sướng. (Taking a cool shower after a hot day is so pleasurable.)
  • Anh ấy có một cuộc sống sướng từ nhỏ. (He has had a comfortable life since childhood.)

Advanced Usage

• "sướng như tiên": (as happy as a fairy) - To be extremely happy, in a state of bliss.

  • Được đi du lịch châu Âu, cô ấy sướng như tiên. (Getting to travel to Europe, she was as happy as a fairy.)

• "sướng mê tơi" / "sướng điên người": To be ecstatically happy, overjoyed to the point of losing oneself.

  • Đội bóng giành chức vô địch, cổ động viên sướng mê tơi. (The team won the championship, sending the fans into ecstasy.)

• "sướng cái thân": To indulge in physical comfort or pleasure (sometimes with a slightly negative connotation of selfishness).

  • Hắn ta chỉ biết sướng cái thân mà không lo cho gia đình. (He only knows how to indulge himself and doesn't care for his family.)

Variants and Related Words

• Sướng mắt (adj): Pleasing to the eyes.

  • Cảnh hoàng hôn ở đây thật sướng mắt. (The sunset here is very pleasing to the eye.)

• Sướng tai (adj): Pleasing to the ears.

  • Giọng hát của cô ấy nghe thật sướng tai. (Her singing voice is very pleasing to the ear.)

• Sướng miệng (adj): Tasty, pleasing to the palate (when eating).

  • Món ăn này sướng miệng thật! (This dish is so tasty!)

• Khoái sướng (adj/n): Intense pleasure, delight, gratification.

• Thích sướng (adj): Fond of comfort and pleasure.

Synonyms

• Vui: happy, glad.
• Hạnh phúc: happy, blissful (often deeper and more lasting).
• Khoái: pleased, enjoying (often for momentary or sensory pleasure).
• Thoả mãn: satisfied.
• Mãn nguyện: content, fulfilled.

Antonyms

• Khổ: miserable, suffering.
• Buồn: sad.
• Đau khổ: in pain, distressed.
• Bực mình: annoyed, irritated.

Related Idioms

• "Sướng lắm khổ nhiều": (Great pleasure often brings much suffering) - Similar to "easy come, easy go" or a warning about fleeting pleasures.

  • Đừng ham cờ bạc, sướng lắm khổ nhiều đấy. (Don't be addicted to gambling; the pleasure is short, but the suffering is long.)

• "Ăn trắng mặc sướng": To be well-fed and well-dressed, living a comfortable, carefree life.

  • Cô ấy sinh ra trong gia đình giàu có, ăn trắng mặc sướng. (She was born into a wealthy family, living a life of comfort and ease.)

adj

1. happy, elated