Definition

Noun: - New trend, new movement: A recently emerged and developing current of thought, activity, or social change. It often carries a connotation of modernity, progress, or reform.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Phong cách thời trang này là một tân trào của giới trẻ. (This fashion style is a new trend among the youth.)
  • Cuốn sách đã thúc đẩy một tân trào trong văn học. (The book spurred a new movement in literature.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "tân trào" is considered somewhat literary or formal and is often used in historical, cultural, or sociological contexts to describe significant shifts.
  • Sự kiện năm ấy đánh dấu sự bắt đầu của một tân trào chính trị. (That event marked the beginning of a new political movement.)

Variants and Related Words

• Phong trào mới: (noun phrase) Literally "new movement," a direct synonym often used interchangeably with "tân trào".
  • Họ là những người tiên phong của phong trào mới. (They are the pioneers of the new movement.)

Synonyms

• Trend: A general direction in which something is developing or changing.
• Movement: A group of people working together to advance their shared ideas.
• Current: A prevailing tendency or course of events.

Notes on Usage

• "Tân trào" is a compound Sino-Vietnamese word where "tân" means new and "trào" means tide or current, hence the metaphorical meaning of a new current or wave.
• It is important to distinguish this word from place names, as "Tân Trào" is also the name of several communes in Vietnam, historically significant as a revolutionary base.

noun

1. new trend, new movement