Definition

Adjective: - Thorough, comprehensive, deep, complete: Describes an understanding, analysis, or explanation that is complete, leaves nothing out, and reaches the very core or essence of the matter.

Usage

The word "thấu đáo" is used to describe the quality of thought, analysis, or understanding. It emphasizes depth and completeness. - It is often used with verbs like hiểu (to understand), phân tích (to analyze), giải thích (to explain), nghiên cứu (to research). - It describes a process or result that is not superficial but penetrates to the fundamental nature of something.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Giáo viên đã đưa ra một lời giải thích rất thấu đáo. (The teacher gave a very thorough/comprehensive explanation.)
  • Để giải quyết vấn đề, trước tiên chúng ta cần hiểu thấu đáo nguyên nhân của nó. (To solve the problem, we first need to understand it thoroughly/deeply.)
  • Bài báo cáo này thể hiện một sự phân tích thấu đáo về tình hình kinh tế. (This report presents a deep/comprehensive analysis of the economic situation.)

Advanced Usage

• "Suy nghĩ thấu đáo": to think something through carefully and completely.
  • Anh ấy luôn suy nghĩ thấu đáo trước khi đưa ra quyết định quan trọng. (He always thinks things through carefully before making an important decision.)
• "Thảo luận một cách thấu đáo": to discuss something in a thorough manner.
  • Hội đồng đã thảo luận một cách thấu đáo về các phương án trước khi biểu quyết. (The council discussed the options thoroughly before voting.)

Variants and Related Words

• Thấu (verb): to penetrate, to see through, to understand deeply. (e.g., - to deeply understand).
• Đáo (in this context, part of the compound): reaching to, arriving at. The combination "thấu đáo" implies "penetrating to the endpoint."
• Thấu suốt (adj): penetrating, insightful (often used for vision or understanding).
• Thấu tình đạt lý (idiomatic phrase): to be both reasonable and empathetic; to understand both the emotional and logical sides.

Synonyms

• Kỹ lưỡng: meticulous, careful, diligent (emphasizes careful attention to detail).
• Cặn kẽ: detailed, minute, exhaustive (emphasizes covering every small part).
• Sâu sắc: profound, deep (emphasizes intellectual or emotional depth).
• Toàn diện: comprehensive, all-around (emphasizes covering all aspects).

Antonyms

• Hời hợt: superficial, shallow, cursory.
• Sơ sài: sketchy, crude, not thorough.
• Nông cạn: shallow (in knowledge or thought).

Related Idioms/Phrases

• "Hiểu cho thấu đáo": to understand something thoroughly and completely.
  • Bạn cần hiểu cho thấu đáo luật chơi trước khi tham gia. (You need to understand the rules thoroughly before participating.)
• While "thấu đáo" itself is not typically part of a larger phrasal verb structure, it is a core component of many descriptive verb phrases as shown in the examples.

adj

1. through