Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Pure: Free from any foreign or contaminating elements; in an unmixed or unadulterated state. Often describes substances like water, air, or chemicals.
   • Clean: Free from dirt, pollution, or moral impurity; characterized by cleanliness and clarity.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Nước tinh khiết rất cần thiết cho thí nghiệm. (Pure water is essential for the experiment.)
  • Cô ấy có một tâm hồn tinh khiết. (She has a pure soul.)
  • Không khí trên núi thật tinh khiết. (The air in the mountains is so clean.)

Advanced Usage

• Used in scientific, technical, and literary contexts to denote a high degree of purity or cleanliness, both physically and metaphorically.
  • Chất liệu tinh khiết đạt 99,9%. (The pure material reaches 99.9%.)
  • Động cơ cần nhiên liệu tinh khiết. (The engine requires pure fuel.)

Variants and Related Words

• Tinh sạch (adj): Pure and clean, often used interchangeably with "tinh khiết" but may emphasize cleanliness.
  • Dùng vải tinh sạch để lau. (Use a clean cloth to wipe.)
• Tinh túy (n): The essence, the most refined and valuable part of something.
  • Tinh túy của nền văn hóa. (The essence of the culture.)

Synonyms

• Pure: Unmixed, unadulterated.
• Clean: Uncontaminated, unpolluted.
• Clear: Transparent, limpid (for liquids).
• Immaculate: Spotlessly clean, pure.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Trong trắng tinh khiết: Spotlessly pure and innocent. Often used to describe moral purity.
  • Tấm lòng trong trắng tinh khiết. (A heart that is spotlessly pure.)
• Tình yêu tinh khiết: Pure love, love without ulterior motives.
  • Đó là một tình yêu tinh khiết. (That is a pure love.)

adj

1. pure, clean