Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Tamed, domesticated: Refers to an animal that has been trained to obey humans and is no longer wild.
   • Meek, gentle, docile: Describes a calm, mild, and obedient temperament or nature.
   • Pure, unmixed: Describes something that is of a single, uniform type, breed, or color without any mixture.
   • Skilled, practiced: Describes a person who is adept or experienced in a particular task through practice.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Con ngựa này rất thuần. (This horse is very tame.)
  • Cô ấy có tính tình thuần hậu. (She has a gentle and kind disposition.)
  • Anh ấy mặc một bộ đồ thuần trắng. (He is wearing a pure white outfit.)
  • Viết nhiều, tay anh ấy đã thuần. (Having written a lot, his hand is now skilled/practiced.)

Advanced Usage

• "thuần chủng": purebred.

  • Đó là một giống chó thuần chủng. (That is a purebred dog breed.)

• "thuần hóa": to domesticate.

  • Con người đã thuần hóa sói thành chó. (Humans domesticated wolves into dogs.)

• "thuần phục": to tame, to subdue.

  • Người huấn luyện thuần phục con hổ. (The trainer tamed the tiger.)

Variants and Related Words

• Thuần khiết (adj): pure, unadulterated (often for moral or abstract qualities).

  • Tấm lòng thuần khiết. (A pure heart.)

• Thuần túy (adj): pure, sheer, mere (emphasizing exclusivity).

  • Đó là một sự trùng hợp thuần túy. (That is a mere coincidence.)

Synonyms

• Tame: not wild, domesticated.
• Gentle: mild in temperament.
• Pure: unmixed, uniform.
• Skilled: proficient, practiced.

Related Idioms and Cultural References

• "Thuần hức": A literary allusion from a Chinese story about Zhang Han, who longed for the water shield soup and perch of his homeland. It symbolizes nostalgia for the simple pleasures of one's native region.
  • Lòng mang nỗi nhớ thuần hức. (To harbor a nostalgic longing for home.)

adj

1. tamed, meek familiar pure; uniform