Definition

1. Noun:
   • Art, technique, method: A skillful way, method, or procedure that must be followed to achieve a result in a specific field of activity. It implies a systematic, often learned, skill or craft.
2. Verb:
   • To narrate, to recount, to relate: To tell or describe something that was heard or seen in a detailed, thorough manner, following the exact order of events.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Thuật đánh kiếm là một môn nghệ thuật cổ. (The art of swordsmanship is an ancient art.)
  • Anh ấy thành thạo thuật thôi miên. (He is proficient in the technique of hypnosis.)
• Verb:
  • Phóng viên thuật lại diễn biến vụ tai nạn. (The reporter narrated the sequence of the accident.)
  • Cô ấy thuật lại câu chuyện một cách sinh động. (She recounted the story vividly.)

Advanced Usage

• "Thuật lại": To recount, to give an account of. This is a common compound verb where "lại" emphasizes the action of retelling.
  • Anh ấy được yêu cầu thuật lại sự việc cho cảnh sát. (He was asked to give an account of the incident to the police.)
• "Thuật sự": To narrate events. A more formal or literary term for describing events.
  • Cuốn nhật ký thuật sự chiến tranh một cách chân thực. (The diary narrates the war events truthfully.)

Variants and Related Words

• Kỹ thuật (n): Technique, technology. A compound word combining "kỹ" (skill) and "thuật" (art/method).
  • Kỹ thuật viên (Technician)
• Nghệ thuật (n): Art (in the aesthetic sense). A compound word combining "nghệ" (craft) and "thuật" (art).
  • Nghệ thuật biểu diễn (Performing arts)
• Thuật ngữ (n): Terminology, technical term. A compound word combining "thuật" (art/technique) and "ngữ" (language/word).
  • Thuật ngữ khoa học (Scientific terminology)

Synonyms

• Noun (Art/Technique):
  • Kỹ năng: Skill.
  • Phương pháp: Method.
• Verb (To narrate):
  • Kể lại: To tell, to recount.
  • Tường thuật: To report, to give a detailed account (often used in journalism).

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

• Thuật họa (v): To depict, to describe vividly in words (literally, to narrate and paint). This is a literary compound verb.
  • Nhà văn thuật họa cuộc sống nông thôn rất chân thực. (The writer depicts rural life very truthfully.)

Related Idioms

• "Thuật bất tận ý": (Literally: The art/method cannot fully convey the meaning). An idiom expressing that words or descriptions are inadequate to fully capture the essence or feeling of something.
  • Cảnh đẹp nơi đây thật là thuật bất tận ý. (The beauty here is truly beyond description.)

noun

1. art

verb

1. to narrate, to give an account of