suốt
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Definition
Adverb:
- Throughout / all through: Indicates that an action or state continues for the entire duration of a period or over the entire length of a space.
- Always / constantly: In a more emphatic or figurative sense, it can mean continuously without stopping.
Adjective:
- Clear / transparent: Describes something that allows light to pass through so that objects can be seen distinctly on the other side. (Often used in the compound form "trong suốt").
- Direct / through: Describes a journey, especially transportation, that goes from origin to destination without stops or changes.
Noun:
- Bobbin / cop / spindle: A small cylinder or spool on which thread, yarn, or wire is wound, especially one used in weaving.
Usage Examples
Adverb:
- Cô ấy làm việc suốt đêm. (She worked throughout the night.)
- Anh ấy nói suốt buổi họp. (He talked all through the meeting.)
- Tôi đã tìm bạn suốt dọc con đường này. (I looked for you all along this road.)
Adjective:
- Chuyến tàu suốt từ Hà Nội vào Sài Gòn. (The direct train from Hanoi to Saigon.)
- Thủy tinh này rất trong suốt. (This glass is very transparent.)
Noun:
- Người thợ dệt thay một suốt chỉ mới. (The weaver replaced a bobbin with a new one.)
Advanced Usage
"suốt ngày": all day long.
- Trẻ con chơi đùa suốt ngày. (The children played all day long.)
"nói suốt": to talk non-stop.
- Bà ấy nói suốt không ngừng. (She talked non-stop.)
Variants and Related Words
Trong suốt (adj): transparent, clear.
- Nước hồ trong suốt như pha lê. (The lake water was crystal clear.)
Suốt đời (adv): for one's whole life, lifelong.
- Ông ấy gắn bó với nghề giáo suốt đời. (He was committed to teaching his whole life.)
Synonyms
- Throughout: for the whole duration or extent.
- Constantly: continuously over a period of time.
- Bobbin: a spool for thread.
- Direct: going straight to the destination.
Related Idioms
Suốt ruột: (lit. clear intestines) to be straightforward, frank, and honest.
- Con người ông ấy suốt ruột, không giấu diếm điều gì. (He is a straightforward man who hides nothing.)
Cười suốt: to laugh incessantly.
- Nghe câu chuyện đó, cả nhà cười suốt. (Hearing that story, the whole family laughed incessantly.)
conj
- through, throughout all, always