Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Unoccupied, free from work or duties: Describes a state of having no pressing tasks, responsibilities, or engagements, allowing for leisure.
   • Leisurely, relaxed, and carefree: Describes a state of mind or manner that is calm, comfortable, and without worry or mental burden.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Cuối tuần, tôi thích có những khoảng thời gian thảnh thơi bên gia đình. (On weekends, I like to have leisurely time with my family.)
  • Sau khi nghỉ hưu, ông ấy sống một cuộc sống rất thảnh thơi. (After retiring, he lives a very unoccupied/leisurely life.)
  • Cô ấy bước đi thảnh thơi trong công viên. (She walked leisurely in the park.)

Advanced Usage

• "Đầu óc thảnh thơi": A free/unburdened mind; a mind at ease.

  • Anh ấy cần một kỳ nghỉ để có đầu óc thảnh thơi. (He needs a vacation to have a mind free from worries.)

• "Sống thảnh thơi": To live a leisurely/unburdened life.

  • Ước mơ của tôi là được sống thảnh thơi ở miền quê. (My dream is to live a leisurely life in the countryside.)

Variants and Related Words

• Nhàn nhã (adj): Leisurely, idle (often with a positive connotation of having free time). A close synonym.
• Thoải mái (adj): Comfortable, at ease. While similar, "thoải mái" is broader and can describe physical comfort, whereas "thảnh thơi" strongly implies freedom from duties or mental burdens.
• Rảnh rỗi (adj): Free, not busy. This focuses more on the availability of time rather than the qualitative state of leisure and ease conveyed by "thảnh thơi".

Synonyms

• Leisurely: In a relaxed and unhurried manner.
• Unoccupied: Not busy; idle.
• Carefree: Free from anxiety or responsibility.

Related Phrases

• Thong thả (adj/phrase): Slowly, unhurriedly. Often describes pace, while "thảnh thơi" describes a state of being.
  • Ông già đi thong thả trên con đường làng. (The old man walked slowly on the village road.)

Related Idioms

• "Thảnh thơi như tiên": As carefree as a fairy/immortal; implying a state of ultimate leisure and freedom from worldly cares.
  • Nghỉ hè về quê, bọn trẻ thảnh thơi như tiên. (During summer vacation in the countryside, the children are as carefree as immortals.)

adj

1. unoccupied, leisurely