Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Well-lit, bright, luminous: Describes a place or space that is filled with a significant amount of natural or artificial light.
   • Intelligent-looking, bright: Describes a person's face or expression that appears intelligent, alert, or cheerful.
   • Clear, lucid, easy to understand: Describes language, writing, or ideas that are expressed in a clear and comprehensible manner.
   • Promising, bright, rosy: Describes a future or prospect that appears full of hope and positive potential.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Căn phòng này rất sáng sủa nhờ có cửa sổ lớn. (This room is very bright thanks to the large window.)
  • Đứa bé có khuôn mặt sáng sủa và thông minh. (The child has a bright and intelligent face.)
  • Bài giảng của giáo sư rất sáng sủa và dễ tiếp thu. (The professor's lecture is very clear and easy to grasp.)
  • Chúng tôi tin tưởng vào một tương lai sáng sủa. (We believe in a bright future.)

Advanced Usage

• The word sáng sủa is often used metaphorically. While its primary meaning relates to physical light, it is more commonly applied to abstract concepts like intelligence, clarity of thought, and optimistic prospects.

Variants and Related Words

• Sáng (adj): Bright, light, intelligent. A more general and shorter form.
  • Ánh đèn sáng. (The light is bright.)
• Sáng suốt (adj): Lucid, clear-sighted, wise (often regarding judgment or thinking).
  • Quyết định sáng suốt. (A wise decision.)

Synonyms

• Bright: Emitting or reflecting much light; intelligent.
• Luminous: Full of or shedding light.
• Clear: Easy to perceive, understand, or interpret.
• Lucrative: (For future) Having good prospects, but more commonly "promising" or "bright" is used.
• Promising: Showing signs of future success.

Related Idioms

• Tương lai sáng sủa: A bright future. This is a fixed, common phrase.
  • Cô ấy học hành chăm chỉ để có một tương lai sáng sủa. (She studies hard to have a bright future.)
• Đầu óc sáng sủa: A clear, bright mind.
  • Cần một đầu óc sáng sủa để giải quyết vấn đề này. (A clear mind is needed to solve this problem.)

adj

1. very light, bright, luminous
   • (như) nhà cửa sáng sủa
     very light house
   • mặt mày sáng sủa
     bright face