thạo
- Adjective:
- Proficient, skilled: Having a high degree of competence or expertise in a particular area, gained through practice or experience.
- Familiar, well-versed: Having thorough knowledge or understanding of something, to the point of using it easily and without difficulty.
- Adjective: (He is proficient in English.) (She is very skilled at management work.) (This carpenter is expert in woodworking.)
"đọc thông viết thạo": A common four-word idiom meaning "to read fluently and write proficiently," indicating full literacy or mastery of a language. Sau ba năm học, cô ấy đã đọc thông viết thạo tiếng Nhật. (After three years of study, she can read fluently and write proficiently in Japanese.)
"thạo đời": An idiomatic expression meaning "worldly-wise" or "street-smart," implying practical experience and savvy in life's affairs. Anh chàng bán hàng rong đó trông rất thạo đời. (That street vendor looks very worldly-wise.)
Thành thạo (adj): Fluent, adept, skilled. This is a near-synonym, often used interchangeably with "thạo" but can sound slightly more formal. Cô ấy sử dụng phần mềm một cách thành thạo. (She uses the software adeptly.)
Rành rẽ (adj): Well-versed, having detailed and clear knowledge about something. Ông ấy rành rẽ về luật giao thông. (He is well-versed in traffic laws.)
- Giỏi: Good at, talented. (Emphasizes innate ability or being good at something.)
- Rành: Knowledgeable, familiar. (Often used for languages or specific knowledge areas.)
- Lão luyện: Veteran, highly experienced. (Suggests long-term experience and seasoned skill.)
Làm thạo tay: To become skilled at doing something through practice. Công việc này mới đầu khó, nhưng làm lâu sẽ thạo tay. (This job is difficult at first, but you'll become skilled with practice.)
Ăn nói thạo: To be eloquent or skilled in speaking. Nhà diễn thuyết đó ăn nói rất thạo. (That orator speaks very eloquently.)
- Thạo như người trong nhà: Literally "familiar/proficient as a person in the house." Means to be completely at home with something, to know a place or task intimately. (He has worked at the library for years and is now completely at home there.)
- proficient, skilled, experiencel