thanh vắng
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Quiet and deserted: Describes a place that is very calm, silent, and empty of people, often evoking a sense of peaceful solitude or loneliness.
- Tranquil and empty: Conveys a state of serene stillness and lack of activity or inhabitants.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Công viên buổi sáng sớm thật thanh vắng. (The park in the early morning is truly quiet and deserted.)
- Họ sống trong một ngôi làng thanh vắng. (They live in a tranquil and empty village.)
- Con đường sau cơn mưa trở nên thanh vắng lạ thường. (The road after the rain became unusually quiet and deserted.)
Advanced Usage
- Used poetically or in literature to describe not only physical spaces but also moods or periods of time characterized by deep quiet and absence.
- Những năm tháng thanh vắng của tuổi già. (The quiet and deserted years of old age.)
Variants and Related Words
- Vắng vẻ (adj): also means quiet and deserted, but can sometimes imply a simpler sense of being empty or unfrequented.
- Quán cà phê này thường vắng vẻ vào buổi trưa. (This coffee shop is usually quiet and empty at noon.)
- Tĩnh lặng (adj): tranquil, calm, and silent, often focusing more on the silence than the absence of people.
- Mặt hồ buổi sớm thật tĩnh lặng. (The lake's surface in the early morning is very tranquil.)
Synonyms
- Deserted: empty of people.
- Quiet: making little or no noise.
- Tranquil: free from disturbance; calm.
- Secluded: kept away from view; isolated.
Related Idioms
- Chốn thanh vắng: a quiet and secluded place.
- Ông ấy tìm đến một chốn thanh vắng để viết sách. (He sought out a quiet and secluded place to write his book.)