thỏa
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Definition
- Verb:
- To be satisfied, to be contented: To reach a state of complete contentment or fulfillment when a desire, wish, or expectation is met exactly as hoped for or yearned for.
- To be sated: To be fully gratified, especially in terms of an appetite or emotional need.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Anh ấy đã thỏa ước mơ du lịch vòng quanh thế giới. (He fulfilled his dream of traveling around the world.)
- Cô ấy ăn một bát phở lớn cho thỏa cơn đói. (She ate a large bowl of pho to sate her hunger.)
- Chúng tôi chơi vài ngày ở biển cho thỏa. (We played at the beach for a few days to our heart's content.)
Advanced Usage
- "thỏa lòng": to satisfy one's heart/mind, to be content.
- Cuối cùng anh ta cũng thỏa lòng mong đợi. (Finally, he was satisfied as he had hoped.)
- "thỏa mãn": to satisfy, to fulfill (a need, condition). (Note: This is a compound word listed separately).
- "thỏa thuận": to agree upon, to reach an agreement. (Note: This is a compound word listed separately).
- "cho thỏa": (do something) to the full, to one's satisfaction.
- Tôi phải hỏi cho thỏa trí tò mò. (I have to ask to fully satisfy my curiosity.)
Variants and Related Words
- Thỏa đáng (adj): Adequate, satisfactory, sufficient.
- Lời giải thích của anh ấy rất thỏa đáng. (His explanation was very satisfactory.)
- Thỏa hiệp (verb): To compromise.
- Hai bên đã thỏa hiệp để ký hợp đồng. (The two sides compromised to sign the contract.)
- Thỏa mãn (verb): To satisfy, to fulfill.
- Sản phẩm này thỏa mãn nhu cầu của khách hàng. (This product satisfies customer needs.)
- Thỏa thuận (noun/verb): Agreement / to agree.
- Chúng tôi đã đạt được một thỏa thuận. (We have reached an agreement.)
Synonyms
- Mãn nguyện: To be fully satisfied, contented.
- Hài lòng: To be pleased, satisfied.
- Đã: (colloquial) To be sated, to have had enough (often for physical needs like hunger).
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)
- Làm cho thỏa: To do something to the point of satisfaction.
- Anh ấy đọc cuốn sách làm cho thỏa. (He read the book until he was satisfied.)
Related Idioms
- "Được vậy thì có chết cũng thỏa": (If I could get that,) I would die content. / I would be perfectly satisfied even if I died.
- This idiom expresses an extremely strong desire or wish, implying that fulfillment would bring ultimate contentment, worth any cost.
- "Thỏa chí tang bồng": To satisfy one's adventurous or heroic aspirations (a literary idiom).
- Chuyến phiêu lưu ấy thỏa chí tang bồng của chàng trai trẻ. (That adventure satisfied the heroic aspirations of the young man.)