sơ
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Definition
Adjective:
- Cursory, superficial: Done quickly and without attention to detail; only covering the main points.
- Distant, not intimate: Describing a relationship that is not close or familiar; formal or casual.
- Initial, early: Pertaining to the first or beginning stage of something.
Verb (colloquial):
- To stir lightly: To use chopsticks to stir something, like rice, briefly and lightly.
Usage Examples
Adjective:
- Tôi chỉ có hiểu biết sơ sơ về chủ đề này. (I only have a superficial understanding of this topic.)
- Mối quan hệ của chúng tôi còn rất sơ. (Our relationship is still very distant.)
- Đó là giai đoạn sơ khai của dự án. (That was the initial stage of the project.)
Verb:
- Hãy sơ nồi cơm lên một chút. (Stir the pot of rice lightly.)
Advanced Usage
"sơ sơ": This reduplicated form softens the meaning, often translating as "roughly," "passably," or "just a little."
- Anh ấy biết sơ sơ về nấu ăn. (He knows a little bit about cooking.)
- Tôi ước tính sơ sơ chi phí. (I made a rough estimate of the cost.)
"sơ qua": To go over something briefly.
- Chúng ta hãy điểm sơ qua các ý chính. (Let's go over the main points briefly.)
Variants and Related Words
Sơ khai (adj): Nascent, incipient, in the earliest stage of development.
- Công nghệ sơ khai. (Nascent technology.)
Sơ lược (adj): Summary, concise, giving only the main points.
- Một bản tóm tắt sơ lược. (A summary outline.)
Sơ sài (adj): Scanty, skimpy, poorly done or made.
- Bữa ăn sơ sài. (A meager meal.)
Synonyms
- Superficial: Cursory, shallow, perfunctory.
- Distant: Aloof, remote, unfamiliar.
- Initial: Preliminary, early, first.
Related Idioms
Kẻ thân người sơ: Some are close, some are distant; to have both intimate and casual relationships.
- Trong cuộc đời, ai cũng có kẻ thân người sơ. (In life, everyone has both close and distant people.)
Trước sơ sau thân: Distant at first but close later; describing a relationship that deepens over time.
- Chúng tôi trước sơ sau thân. (We were distant at first but became close later.)
adj
- cursory paltry, indifferent not intinate, distant