Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Cheerful and bright in appearance: Describes a person's face, expression, or demeanor that is lively, happy, and radiates joy, making them look pleasant and vibrant.
   • Fresh and bright in color: Describes colors, objects, or scenes that are vivid, bright, and pleasing to the eye, giving a sense of freshness and vitality.

Usage Examples

• Adjective (describing a person):

  • Cô ấy luôn tươi tắn chào mọi người mỗi sáng. (She always greets everyone with a cheerful smile every morning.)
  • Sau kỳ nghỉ, anh ấy trông thật tươi tắn và tràn đầy năng lượng. (After the holiday, he looks so cheerful and full of energy.)

• Adjective (describing color or appearance):

  • Cô ấy mặc một chiếc váy màu hồng tươi tắn. (She is wearing a dress in a bright, cheerful pink.)
  • Khu vườn đầy hoa trông thật tươi tắn. (The garden full of flowers looks so fresh and bright.)

Advanced Usage

• Used to describe the overall atmosphere or mood of a situation that is lively and pleasant.
  • Bầu không khí trong lễ hội thật tươi tắn và nhộn nhịp. (The atmosphere at the festival is so cheerful and bustling.)

Variants and Related Words

• Tươi (adj): fresh; describes things like food, flowers, or colors that are new, not faded, or full of life. While "tươi" can mean fresh in a physical sense, "tươi tắn" emphasizes a cheerful, bright quality, often emotional or visual.
  • Hoa này vẫn còn rất tươi. (These flowers are still very fresh.)
• Rạng rỡ (adj): radiant, beaming; often used for a face glowing with happiness, sometimes stronger or more luminous than "tươi tắn."
  • Cô dâu trông thật rạng rỡ. (The bride looks truly radiant.)

Synonyms

• Cheerful: showing or causing happiness.
• Bright: vivid and lively in color or appearance.
• Fresh: looking new and clean; full of vitality.
• Lively: full of life and energy.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Nụ cười tươi tắn: a cheerful smile.
  • Cậu bé đáp lại bằng một nụ cười tươi tắn. (The boy responded with a cheerful smile.)
• Vẻ mặt tươi tắn: a cheerful countenance.
  • Dù khó khăn, cô ấy vẫn giữ vẻ mặt tươi tắn. (Despite difficulties, she still maintains a cheerful countenance.)

adj

1. cheerful