toại chí
Definition
- Adjective:
- Satisfied / Contented: The state of having one's desires, wishes, or ambitions fully met, leading to a feeling of deep contentment and gratification.
- Gratified: Experiencing pleasure or satisfaction because a specific wish or goal has been successfully achieved.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Sau khi giành được huy chương vàng, cô ấy cảm thấy vô cùng toại chí. (After winning the gold medal, she felt extremely satisfied.)
- Ước mơ cả đời của ông ấy đã thành hiện thực, thật là toại chí. (His lifelong dream came true; it was truly gratifying.)
- Anh ấy sống một cuộc đời toại chí. (He lives a contented life.)
Advanced Usage
- The word "toại chí" often carries a literary or formal tone and implies a profound, often long-awaited, fulfillment. It is stronger than simple satisfaction ("thỏa mãn").
- It can describe a state of being that results from achieving a major life goal or ambition.
Variants and Related Words
Toại nguyện (adj): To have one's wish fulfilled; to be content because a specific wish came true.
- Cô ấy toại nguyện khi được gặp lại người thân. (She was contented when she reunited with her relative.)
Thỏa chí (adj): Similar to "toại chí," meaning to one's heart's content, to be fully pleased.
- Các nghệ sĩ được thỏa chí sáng tạo. (The artists could create to their heart's content.)
Synonyms
- Contented: Feeling happy and satisfied with what one has or has achieved.
- Gratified: Pleased, especially after having a desire fulfilled.
- Fulfilled: Satisfied or happy because of fully developing one's abilities or character.
Related Idioms
Đắc chí: To be smug, pleased with oneself (often with a slightly negative connotation of arrogance, unlike the purely positive "toại chí").
- Anh ta đắc chí với chiến thắng nhỏ đó. (He was smug about that small victory.)
Toại lòng: To satisfy someone's wish or request (often used in the context of pleasing others).
- Chúng tôi cố gắng làm mọi việc để toại lòng khách hàng. (We try to do everything to satisfy the customer.)
