Definition

Adjective: - Very bright, brightly-lit: Describes a space or light source that emits an intense, clear, and often widespread illumination, eliminating shadows and darkness. It implies a state of being fully and brilliantly lit.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Căn phòng được chiếu sáng choang bởi đèn LED. (The room is very brightly lit by LED lights.)
  • Sau cơn bão, bầu trời trở nên sáng choang. (After the storm, the sky became very bright.)
  • Anh ấy bật tất cả đèn lên cho căn bếp sáng choang. (He turned on all the lights to make the kitchen brightly-lit.)

Advanced Usage

• Used figuratively to describe clarity or openness: While primarily for light, it can be used metaphorically to describe a situation, idea, or space that is very clear, open, or without hidden aspects.
  • Mọi vấn đề đã được làm sáng choang sau cuộc họp. (All issues were made very clear after the meeting.)

Variants and Related Words

• Sáng (adj): Bright, light. The core root word.
• Sáng rực (adj): Blazing bright, often with a sense of heat or fire (e.g., - a blazing fire).
• Sáng trưng (adj): Also means very bright, often used interchangeably with .
• Chói chang (adj): Dazzlingly bright, often used for sunlight (e.g., - dazzling sunshine).

Synonyms

• Rất sáng: Very bright.
• Sáng trưng: Brightly lit.
• Sáng rõ: Clearly lit/bright.

Antonyms

• Tối om: Pitch dark.
• Mờ ảo: Dim, hazy.
• Âm u: Gloomy, dimly lit.

Related Idioms

• Sáng choang như ban ngày: (As bright as daylight) Used to emphasize extreme brightness, often indoors or at night.
  • Cửa hàng mở cửa đêm nhưng bên trong sáng choang như ban ngày. (The store opens at night but inside it's as bright as daylight.)

adj

1. very bright, brightly-lit
   • căn nhà sáng choang
     a brightly-lit house
   • đèn sáng choang
     a very bright light