Definition

Noun: 1. Dignity, prestige: The respectable status or honorable standing of a person, family, or organization that should be maintained. 2. Established order, proper decorum: The set of rules, conventions, or traditions that define proper conduct and should be respected and upheld.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Gia đình ấy rất coi trọng thể thống. (That family highly values its dignity and proper decorum.)
  • Ông ấy hành xử như vậy là mất hết thể thống. (Behaving like that, he has lost all dignity.)
  • Một trường học cần phải giữ thể thống. (A school must maintain its prestige and proper order.)

Advanced Usage

• "giữ thể thống": to maintain one's dignity/prestige; to uphold proper decorum.
  • Dù khó khăn, chúng ta cũng phải giữ thể thống. (Even in difficulty, we must maintain our dignity.)
• "mất thể thống": to lose face; to lose one's dignity/prestige.
  • Hành động đó khiến anh ta hoàn toàn mất thể thống. (That action made him completely lose face.)

Variants and Related Words

• Thanh thế (n): Prestige, influence (often based on power or position).
• Uy tín (n): Prestige, credit, reputation (often earned through trust and reliability).
• Nền nếp (n): Order, discipline, established routine (focuses on systematic practice).

Synonyms

• Danh dự: Honor.
• Phẩm giá: Dignity, worth.
• Khuôn phép: Rules, norms.

Related Idioms

• "Giữ thể diện": To save face; to maintain outward appearance and social standing. (Note: "Thể diện" is more about social face, while "thể thống" implies a deeper, more inherent dignity or traditional order.)
  • Anh ấy cố gắng giữ thể diện trước đám đông. (He tried hard to save face in front of the crowd.)

noun

1. fixed rule of conduct, conventional trend