tinh thuần

Tinh thuần là nước suối trong vắt chảy từ khe núi.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Pure; unadulterated: Describes something in its most essential, unmixed, and uncontaminated state. It emphasizes a lack of impurities or foreign elements.
   • Sincere; genuine: Describes feelings, intentions, or qualities that are honest and without pretense or deceit.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Tình yêu của cô ấy thật tinh thuần. (Her love is truly pure.)
  • Họ sống một cuộc đời tinh thuần, gần gũi với thiên nhiên. (They live a pure life, close to nature.)
  • Chất liệu này được đánh giá cao vì độ tinh thuần. (This material is highly valued for its purity.)

Advanced Usage

• This word is considered somewhat archaic or literary in modern Vietnamese. It is more likely to be encountered in formal writing, poetry, classical texts, or philosophical discussions rather than in everyday conversation.

Variants and Related Words

• Tinh khiết (adj): Pure, clean (often used for physical substances like water, air, or chemicals).

  • Nước tinh khiết (Pure water).

• Thuần khiết (adj): Pure, chaste, innocent (often carries a moral or spiritual connotation).

  • Tâm hồn thuần khiết (A pure soul).

Synonyms

• Pure: Free from anything that contaminates or pollutes.
• Unadulterated: Not mixed or diluted with any different or extra elements.
• Genuine: Truly what something is said to be; authentic.

Related Idioms

• Tinh thuần đạo hạnh: Pure in virtue and morality (a classical phrase describing high moral character).
  • Vị thiền sư được biết đến với sự tinh thuần đạo hạnh. (The Zen master is known for his pure virtue and morality.)