Definition

1. Adjective (Archaic):
   • First meeting / initial encounter: Refers to the very first time two or more people meet or see each other. It describes the initial contact or interview.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Hai người bày tỏ thiện cảm ngay từ sơ kiến. (The two expressed goodwill right from the first meeting.)
  • Ấn tượng sơ kiến của tôi về ông ấy rất tốt. (My first impression of him was very good.)

Advanced Usage

• This term is primarily found in classical or literary Vietnamese and is rarely used in modern everyday conversation. It often carries a formal or poetic tone.

Variants and Related Words

• Lần đầu gặp mặt: The modern, common phrase meaning "the first time meeting."
  • Đó là lần đầu gặp mặt của chúng tôi. (That was our first meeting.)

Synonyms

• First encounter: The initial meeting with someone.
• First impression: The feeling or opinion formed from an initial meeting.

Related Idioms

• While there is no direct idiom with "sơ kiến," the concept is related to:
  • Gặp mặt lần đầu: To meet for the first time.

    • Cảm giác gặp mặt lần đầu thật khó quên. (The feeling of meeting for the first time is unforgettable.)

1. (từ cũ) First interview