Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Satisfied, contented: "Thỏa lòng" describes a state of feeling content, pleased, or having one's wishes or expectations fulfilled. It indicates a sense of gratification and lack of further desire.

Usage

• As an adjective: It is used to describe a person's emotional state after achieving a goal, receiving something desired, or experiencing something pleasant.
  • Tôi đã làm hết sức và cảm thấy rất thỏa lòng. (I tried my best and feel very satisfied.)
  • Ăn một bữa cơm ngon khiến anh ấy thỏa lòng. (Having a delicious meal made him contented.)

Advanced Usage

• "Để/cho thỏa lòng": to satisfy oneself, to gratify a wish.
  • Anh ấy mua chiếc xe mới cho thỏa lòng. (He bought the new car to satisfy himself / to gratify his wish.)
• "Thỏa lòng mong ước": to fulfill a wish/desire.
  • Chuyến đi này thỏa lòng mong ước cả đời của bà. (This trip fulfills her lifelong wish.)

Variants and Related Words

• Thỏa mãn (verb/adjective): to satisfy, to fulfill; satisfied. This is a close synonym but can be more general, applying to needs or conditions, not just emotional states.
  • Sản phẩm thỏa mãn mọi tiêu chuẩn. (The product meets all standards.)
• Thỏa chí (adjective): satisfied, contented (often implying satisfaction from achieving a personal ambition or indulging in something). This is a near-synonym listed in the reference.
  • Nghỉ ngơi ăn uống cho thỏa chí. (To rest and eat to one's heart's content.)

Synonyms

• Hài lòng (adjective): pleased, satisfied. Often used in similar contexts but can sometimes imply a more formal or objective satisfaction (e.g., with service, results).
• Mãn nguyện (adjective): fulfilled, content (often with a deeper, more profound sense of fulfillment, sometimes spiritual).

Related Phrases

• Thỏa lòng thỏa dạ: (idiomatic) completely satisfied and content, both in mind ("lòng") and stomach ("dạ"). Emphasizes total satisfaction.
  • Bữa tiệc khiến mọi người thỏa lòng thỏa dạ. (The feast left everyone completely satisfied.)

adjective

1. satisfied