toàn
Học thuậtThân thiện
Definition
Adjective:
- Entire, whole, complete: Refers to something in its full, undivided, or intact state, without any parts missing or damaged.
- All, total: Used to describe the entirety of a group or collection, emphasizing inclusiveness.
Adverb:
- Entirely, wholly, exclusively: Indicates that something is composed solely of one type or characteristic, with no exceptions.
Usage Examples
Adjective:
- Cô ấy mặc toàn màu trắng. (She is dressed entirely in white.)
- Anh ấy bị thương toàn thân. (He is injured all over his body.)
- Chúng tôi muốn giữ nguyên vẹn toàn bộ khu rừng. (We want to preserve the entire forest intact.)
Adverb:
- Khu vườn này trồng toàn cam. (This garden is planted exclusively with orange trees.)
- Câu chuyện đó toàn là nói dối. (That story is all lies.)
Advanced Usage
"toàn thể": The whole body, the entirety (often used for groups of people).
- Toàn thể nhân viên có mặt đúng giờ. (The entire staff was present on time.)
"toàn tâm toàn ý": Wholeheartedly, with all one's heart and mind.
- Cô ấy toàn tâm toàn ý chăm sóc bệnh nhân. (She cares for the patients wholeheartedly.)
Variants and Related Words
Toàn bộ (adj): The whole, the entire amount or sum.
- Tôi đã đọc toàn bộ cuốn sách. (I have read the whole book.)
Toàn vẹn (adj): Intact, complete and unbroken (often used for abstract concepts like honor, territory).
- Họ giữ toàn vẹn lãnh thổ. (They kept the territory intact.)
Toàn quốc (adj): Nationwide, covering the whole country.
- Cuộc thi được tổ chức trên toàn quốc. (The contest is organized nationwide.)
Synonyms
- Entire: With no part left out; whole.
- Whole: All of; entire.
- All: The whole quantity or extent of.
- Exclusively: Solely; only.
Related Idioms
"Toàn là một nước": It's all the same thing; used to express that a situation is uniformly bad or monotonous.
- Công việc này toàn là một nước, thật chán. (This work is all the same, it's so boring.)
"Toàn tài": A person of many talents (though this is more commonly expressed as "tài toàn" or "toàn tài" in specific contexts).
- Anh ấy là một nghệ sĩ toàn tài. (He is a multi-talented artist.)