thấm thía
Học thuậtThân thiện
Definition
Adjective:
- Profoundly felt; deeply penetrating: Describes a feeling, emotion, or realization that is experienced intensely and sinks deeply into one's mind or heart, often leaving a lasting impression.
- Poignant; keenly affecting: Refers to something, such as sorrow, pain, or a lesson, that is sharply and movingly perceptible.
Verb (colloquial):
- To be sufficient; to be enough (often used negatively): Used informally to indicate that something is adequate or satisfactory, frequently implying it is not enough.
- To be worth it; to be of significant value or impact: Suggests that an experience or consequence is meaningful or substantial.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Cô ấy cảm thấy nỗi buồn thấm thía sau cuộc chia tay. (She felt profound sorrow after the breakup.)
- Bài học từ thất bại đó thật sự thấm thía. (The lesson from that failure was truly penetrating.)
- Verb (colloquial):
- Lương thế này chưa thấm thía vào đâu so với công sức bỏ ra. (A salary like this is nowhere near sufficient compared to the effort expended.)
- Bị phạt một lần cho thấm thía. (To be punished once so it's truly felt/meaningful.)
Advanced Usage
- The word is often used to emphasize the depth and resonance of an abstract experience. As a verb in negative constructions like "chưa thấm thía vào đâu," it strongly dismisses the adequacy of something.
Variants and Related Words
- Thấm (v): to soak, to permeate, to absorb. This is the root verb conveying the idea of gradual penetration.
- Nước mưa thấm vào áo. (The rainwater soaked into the clothes.)
- Thấm tháp (adj, v): A near-synonym, often used interchangeably in the colloquial verb sense meaning "to be sufficient."
Synonyms
- Profound (for the adjective sense).
- Poignant (for emotionally sharp feelings).
- Penetrating (for insights or feelings).
- Sufficient; Adequate (for the verb sense, though often with a negative connotation).
Related Idioms
- Thấm thía lời dạy: To deeply internalize a teaching.
- Cậu học trò giờ mới thấm thía lời dạy của thầy. (The student only now deeply internalized the teacher's advice.)
- Chưa thấm thía vào đâu: (It) is nowhere near enough; (it) doesn't even make a dent.
- Số tiền bồi thường ấy còn chưa thấm thía vào đâu. (That compensation amount is nowhere near sufficient.)
verb
- to penetrate, to pervade to be worth, to be sufficient, to do