sạch
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Clean, not dirty: Describes something free from dirt, stains, or impurities.
- Clear, free from something: Describes being completely free or rid of something, often a burden or obligation.
- Completely gone, all used up: Describes a state where nothing remains; completely exhausted or depleted.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Căn phòng này rất sạch. (This room is very clean.)
- Anh ấy đã trả sạch nợ. (He has cleared all his debts.)
- Tôi đã tiêu sạch tiền. (I have spent all the money.)
Advanced Usage
- "sạch sẽ": Emphasizes cleanliness and neatness.
- Cô ấy luôn giữ nhà cửa sạch sẽ. (She always keeps the house clean and tidy.)
- "sạch bách" / "sạch sành sanh": Colloquial intensifiers meaning "completely and utterly gone" or "spotlessly clean".
- Hắn thua bạc sạch bách. (He lost all his money gambling, down to the last penny.)
- Cái bát được rửa sạch sành sanh. (The bowl was washed spotlessly clean.)
Variants and Related Words
- Sạch sẽ (adj): Clean, tidy, neat. (A more common and slightly emphatic form of ).
- Làm sạch (v): To clean, to cleanse.
- Vệ sinh (n/v): Hygiene; to sanitize/clean. (Focuses more on sanitary cleanliness).
- Tinh khiết (adj): Pure, unadulterated. (Often used for substances like water or air).
Synonyms
- Sạch sẽ: Clean, tidy.
- Tinh tươm: Neat, spick-and-span.
- Hết sạch: All gone, completely used up.
- Trong sạch: Pure, clean (often morally or literally).
Related Phrases (Không phải Phrasal Verb)
- Ăn sạch, uống sạch: To eat/drink everything clean (i.e., finish all the food/drink).
- Bọn trẻ ăn sạch bánh trên đĩa. (The children ate all the cake on the plate.)
- Quét sạch: To sweep clean.
- Cô ấy quét sạch sàn nhà. (She swept the floor clean.)
Related Idioms
- Nhà sạch thì mát, bát sạch ngon cơm: (Proverb) A clean house is cool, a clean bowl makes rice taste better. (Meaning: Cleanliness contributes to comfort and well-being.)
- Sạch nước cản: (Idiom) To be clean/clear in a situation, often implying being above reproach or having a clear advantage.
- Sau khi giải thích, anh ấy sạch nước cản. (After explaining, he was in the clear.)
- Trắng tay sạch túi: (Idiom) To be penniless and empty-handed.
- Sau vụ đầu tư thất bại, ông ta trắng tay sạch túi. (After the failed investment, he was left penniless and empty-handed.)
adj
- clean, cleanly
- nước sạchclean water clear
- sạch nợbe clear of debts
- hết sạchrun clear out