Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Tanned, sun-darkened: Describes skin that has become darker in color due to exposure to sunlight.
   • Brown, darkened: Can describe an object or surface that has become discolored, often to a brownish shade, due to age, weather, or heat.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Làn da cô ấy sạm đi sau kỳ nghỉ ở biển. (Her skin became tanned after the beach holiday.)
  • Mặt bàn gỗ đã sạm màu theo thời gian. (The wooden table has darkened in color over time.)
  • Anh ấy có nước da sạm nắng. (He has a sun-tanned complexion.)

Advanced Usage

• "sạm nắng": sunburnt, tanned by the sun. This is a common compound.

  • Trẻ em cần được bảo vệ để không bị sạm nắng. (Children need protection to avoid getting sunburnt.)

• "sạm đen": darkened, turned blackish. Emphasizes a deeper level of darkening.

  • Vết thương đã lành nhưng để lại vùng da sạm đen. (The wound healed but left a darkened area of skin.)

Variants and Related Words

• Sạm màu (adj): discolored, faded.

  • Bức tranh sơn dầu đã bị sạm màu. (The oil painting has become discolored.)

• Sàm sạm (adj): slightly tanned, somewhat darkened. A reduplicative form indicating a moderate degree.

  • Cậu bé có nước da sàm sạm. (The boy has a slightly tanned complexion.)

Synonyms

• Tanned: having a darker skin tone from sun exposure.
• Darkened: made or become dark or darker.
• Weathered: worn or discolored by exposure to the weather.

Related Idioms

• Sạm da cháy thịt: (idiomatic) Describes someone with very dark, sun-damaged skin, often from hard outdoor work.
  • Những người nông dân lam lũ, sạm da cháy thịt. (The toiling farmers, with their sun-darkened, weathered skin.)

adj

1. browned, burnt, tawing
   • sạm nắng
     sunburnt