Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Completely new; brand new; pristine: Describes something in its original, untouched, and perfectly fresh state, often with a sense of purity and recent creation or beginning.
   • Pure and fresh; unsullied: Conveys a sense of immaculate freshness, innocence, or untouched beauty, often applied to nature, feelings, or moments.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Sau cơn mưa, bầu trời trở nên tinh khôi. (After the rain, the sky became pristine.)
  • Cô ấy mặc một chiếc váy trắng tinh khôi. (She wore a brand new white dress.)
  • Tình yêu của họ vẫn còn nguyên vẹn và tinh khôi. (Their love remains intact and pure.)

Advanced Usage

• The word often carries a poetic or literary tone, emphasizing not just newness but also aesthetic purity and a lack of corruption or wear.
• It can describe abstract concepts like hope, memories, or the start of a day with a sense of untouched potential.
  • Những ký ức tinh khôi của tuổi thơ. (The pristine memories of childhood.)

Variants and Related Words

• Mới tinh (adj): Brand new, often used for objects.
  • Chiếc xe mới tinh. (The brand new car.)

Synonyms

• Pristine: In its original condition; unspoiled.
• Brand new: Completely new.
• Fresh: Newly made or obtained; not faded or contaminated.
• Untainted: Not contaminated, spoiled, or corrupted.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Tinh khôi như buổi ban đầu: As fresh/untouched as the very beginning. Used to describe something that has retained its original purity.
  • Tình bạn của họ vẫn tinh khôi như buổi ban đầu. (Their friendship remains as pure as it was at the very beginning.)