Definition

Adjective: 1. Completely bare or stripped: Describes a state where everything has been removed, leaving nothing behind. It emphasizes total emptiness or the absence of all things that were once present. 2. Completely gone or finished: Used to indicate that a resource, supply, or possession has been entirely used up or exhausted, leaving not even a small amount remaining.

Usage Examples

• (After the forest fire, the hill became completely bare.)
• (He spent lavishly and now his wallet is completely empty.)
• (The children ate all the candies, leaving the plate completely clean.)

Advanced Usage

• The term often carries a negative connotation of loss, devastation, or complete depletion. It is stronger than simply "sạch" (clean) and implies an undesirable or extreme state of emptiness.
• It can be used metaphorically to describe non-physical things, such as ideas or emotions being completely gone.

Variants and Related Words

• Trơ trụi (adj): Also means bare, barren, or stripped, often used for landscapes or surfaces. It can share a similar meaning with "sạch trụi" but may emphasize exposure more than the process of removal.
  • Cây cối bị đốn hết, để lại mảnh đất trơ trụi. (The trees were all cut down, leaving the land barren.)

Synonyms

• Bare: Lacking the usual or appropriate covering.
• Stripped: Deprived of covering or possessions.
• Empty: Containing nothing.
• Depleted: Reduced or exhausted of resources.

Related Idioms

• Sạch bách: (slang) A more colloquial term meaning completely empty or broke, often used for money.
  • Cuối tháng, tôi luôn sạch bách. (At the end of the month, I'm always completely broke.)

adjective

1. clean finished