Definition

1. Verb:
   • To be satisfied, to be sated: To have one's desire, need, or appetite fully met or fulfilled. It describes a state of contentment after a want has been addressed.
   • To satisfy, to appease: To fulfill or meet a specific desire, demand, or condition, leading to contentment.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Anh ấy đã thoả ước mơ du lịch vòng quanh thế giới. (He fulfilled his dream of traveling around the world.)
  • Cô ấy ăn một miếng bánh để thoả cơn thèm ngọt. (She ate a piece of cake to satisfy her sweet craving.)
  • Chúng tôi chỉ có thể ra về khi thoả mãn mọi điều kiện của hợp đồng. (We could only leave after satisfying all the conditions of the contract.)

Advanced Usage

• "Thoả lòng": To satisfy one's heart/mind, to be content.
  • Làm việc thiện giúp tôi thoả lòng. (Doing charity work helps me feel content.)
• "Thoả thuận": To reach an agreement (Note: This is a compound word listed here as a related term).
  • Hai bên đã thoả thuận về mức giá. (The two parties reached an agreement on the price.)
• "Thoả mãn": To satisfy, to fulfill (a need, requirement).
  • Sản phẩm này thoả mãn nhu cầu của người tiêu dùng. (This product satisfies consumer demand.)

Variants and Related Words

• Thoả đáng (adj): Adequate, satisfactory, reasonable.
  • Mức bồi thường là thoả đáng. (The compensation is adequate.)
• Thoả hiệp (verb): To compromise.
  • Đôi khi trong cuộc sống, chúng ta phải biết thoả hiệp. (Sometimes in life, we must know how to compromise.)
• Bất thoả (adj, literary): Dissatisfied, discontented.
  • Anh ta có vẻ bất thoả với kết quả. (He seems dissatisfied with the result.)

Synonyms

• Mãn nguyện: To be fully satisfied/content (often emotionally).
• Đáp ứng: To meet, to fulfill (a need or request).
• Làm cho hài lòng: To please, to make someone satisfied.

Related Phrases (Collocations)

• Thoả cơn khát: To quench one's thirst.
  • Cốc nước mát thoả cơn khát ngày hè. (The cool glass of water quenched the summer thirst.)
• Thoả chí: To satisfy one's ambition/will (often used in literary contexts).
  • Ông ấy thoả chí bôn ba khắp nơi. (He satisfied his desire to wander everywhere.)
• Thoả ước: To fulfill a pact or promise.

Related Idioms

• "Thoả dạ": To satisfy one's stomach; to feel full and content after eating.
  • Ăn bát phở nóng thoả dạ lắm! (Eating a hot bowl of pho really hits the spot!)
• "Được voi đòi tiên" / "Được đằng chân lân đằng đầu": These idioms describe greed and being unsatisfied, which is the opposite state of "thoả".
  • Đừng có được voi đòi tiên, thoả vậy là được rồi. (Don't be greedy, being satisfied like this is enough.)

verb

1. to be sateated, to be satisfied