tỏa

Thân thiện

Hoa cau tỏa hương thơm ngát.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To spread, to radiate, to diffuse: To move outward from a central point, covering a wider area. Often used for light, scent, heat, or influence.
   • To emit, to send out: To give off or release something, such as fragrance, light, or warmth.
   • To disperse, to scatter: For a group of people or things to separate and move away in different directions from a common point.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Hoa nhài tỏa hương thơm ngào ngạt. (Jasmine flowers emit an intoxicating fragrance.)
  • Ngọn đèn tỏa ánh sáng ấm áp khắp căn phòng. (The lamp spreads warm light throughout the room.)
  • Tan học, lũ trẻ tỏa ra các ngả đường. (After school, the children dispersed onto various roads.)

Advanced Usage

• "tỏa sáng": to shine brightly; to radiate light. Often used metaphorically to mean to excel or stand out.

  • Cô ấy thực sự tỏa sáng trên sân khấu. (She truly shines on stage.)

• "tỏa ra": to emanate from, to radiate out. Emphasizes the outward movement from a source.

  • Một cảm giác bình yên tỏa ra từ con người cô ấy. (A feeling of peace emanates from her.)

Variants and Related Words

• Toả (v): Alternate spelling of "tỏa".
• Lan tỏa (v): to spread, to propagate, to disseminate. Often used for ideas, emotions, or news.
  • Tin tức lan tỏa rất nhanh trên mạng xã hội. (The news spread very quickly on social media.)

Synonyms

• Diffuse: To spread over a wide area.
• Emanate: To flow out from a source.
• Radiate: To emit energy, especially light or heat, in rays.
• Disperse: To go or distribute in different directions.

Related Idioms

• Tỏa hương khoe sắc: To radiate fragrance and show off color. Used to describe something (like a flower or a person) displaying its full beauty and appeal.
• Tỏa bóng mát: To cast a cool shade (from a tree). Used literally for trees providing shade.
  • Cây cổ thụ tỏa bóng mát cả một khoảng sân rộng. (The ancient tree casts cool shade over a wide yard.)

Học thuật

verb

1. to spread to emit, to send out