Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Expert, skilled: Having a high level of ability, knowledge, or proficiency in a particular area due to extensive practice and experience. It implies smooth, confident, and effective performance.
   • Proficient, adept: Being thoroughly competent and familiar with a skill, tool, or subject, to the point of being able to use or perform it with ease.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Cô ấy sử dụng máy tính rất thành thạo. (She uses the computer very skillfully.)
  • Anh ấy là một thợ mộc thành thạo. (He is a skilled carpenter.)
  • Tôi muốn trở nên thành thạo tiếng Anh. (I want to become proficient in English.)

Advanced Usage

• The word thành thạo often describes a level of mastery that comes from long-term practice and hands-on experience, not just theoretical knowledge. It is commonly used for practical skills, languages, or professions.
• It can be used with verbs like sử dụng (to use), vận hành (to operate), nói (to speak), or làm (to do) to specify the area of expertise.

Variants and Related Words

• Thành thục (adj): Proficient, skilled. This is a very close synonym, often used interchangeably with .
  • Cô ấy có kỹ năng giao tiếp thành thục. (She has proficient communication skills.)
• Điêu luyện (adj): Highly skilled, masterful. This term often implies an artistic or refined level of skill.
  • Một vũ công điêu luyện. (A masterful dancer.)

Synonyms

• Expert: Having or showing great skill or knowledge.
• Skilled: Having the abilities and experience to do something well.
• Proficient: Competent or skilled in doing or using something.
• Adept: Very skilled or proficient at something.

Related Idioms

• While thành thạo itself is not typically part of a fixed idiom, it is central to phrases describing mastery:
  • Thuần thục, thành thạo: A paired phrase emphasizing complete and smooth proficiency.

    • Sau nhiều năm luyện tập, anh ấy chơi piano thuần thục, thành thạo. (After many years of practice, he plays the piano with complete, smooth proficiency.)

adj

1. expert, skilled