Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Satisfied, contented: "thoả chí" describes a state of being fully satisfied with one's desires or wishes, experiencing a sense of fulfillment and pleasure.
   • To one's heart's content: It implies doing something as much as one wants, without restriction, leading to complete gratification.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Sau chuyến du lịch dài ngày, anh ấy cảm thấy rất thoả chí. (After the long trip, he felt very satisfied.)
  • Bọn trẻ được chơi đùa thoả chí trong công viên. (The children got to play to their heart's content in the park.)

Advanced Usage

• "Làm gì đó cho thoả chí": to do something to one's full satisfaction.
  • Hôm nay tôi sẽ đọc sách cho thoả chí. (Today I will read books to my heart's content.)

Variants and Related Words

• Thoả mãn (verb): to satisfy, to fulfill.
  • Sản phẩm này thoả mãn nhu cầu của khách hàng. (This product satisfies the customer's needs.)
• Thoả thuê (adjective): deeply satisfied, satiated (often used for sensory or physical pleasure like eating).
  • Bữa tiệc khiến mọi người thoả thuê. (The feast left everyone deeply satisfied.)

Synonyms

• Mãn nguyện: contented, fulfilled (often with a deeper, more lasting sense of satisfaction).
• Vừa lòng: pleased, satisfied (often by meeting someone else's expectations or one's own standards).

Related Idioms

• "Thoả chí tang bồng": to satisfy one's adventurous or chivalrous spirit (a literary idiom).
  • Chàng trai ấy đi phiêu lưu để thoả chí tang bồng. (That young man went on an adventure to satisfy his chivalrous spirit.)

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