tinh xảo
Definition
- Adjective:
- Exquisite; finely crafted: Describes something made with great skill, intricate detail, and high precision, resulting in delicate beauty or complex functionality.
- Sophisticated; ingenious: Refers to a mechanism, system, or idea that is cleverly complex and well-thought-out.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Chiếc đồng hồ này được chế tác rất tinh xảo. (This watch is crafted very exquisitely.)
- Đó là một cỗ máy tinh xảo và phức tạp. (That is a sophisticated and complex machine.)
- Nghệ nhân thể hiện sự tinh xảo trong từng đường nét chạm khắc. (The artisan demonstrated exquisiteness in every carved detail.)
Advanced Usage
- Used to describe abstract concepts like plans or strategies that are clever and meticulously detailed.
- Kế hoạch của họ thực sự tinh xảo, khó có thể phát hiện ra sơ hở. (Their plan is truly ingenious, making it hard to find any flaw.)
Variants and Related Words
- Tinh vi (adj): Often refers to something advanced, refined, or sophisticated, sometimes with a negative connotation (e.g., a sophisticated crime scheme). While related, "tinh vi" can imply a higher level of complexity or cunning, not always the artistic delicacy of "tinh xảo."
Synonyms
- Exquisite: Of such beauty or delicacy as to inspire admiration.
- Intricate: Very complicated or detailed.
- Ingenious: Clever, original, and inventive.
- Sophisticated: Developed to a high degree of complexity.
Antonyms
- Thô sơ (adj): Crude, rudimentary, primitive.
- Đơn giản (adj): Simple, plain, uncomplicated.
Related Idioms and Phrases
- Bàn tay tinh xảo: (An exquisite hand) Refers to the high skill and delicate work of an artisan or craftsperson.
- Người thợ kim hoàn có đôi bàn tay tinh xảo. (The jeweler has exquisite hands.)