Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Round, circular: Having a shape like a circle or a sphere.
   • Full, complete: Being whole, entire, or reaching an exact amount without remainder.
   • Smooth, mellow (of sound): Having a full, clear, and pleasant tone.

Usage Examples

• Adjective (Shape):
  • Mặt trăng rất tròn. (The moon is very round.)
  • Cô ấy có khuôn mặt tròn. (She has a round face.)
• Adjective (Complete amount):
  • Anh ấy tròn ba mươi tuổi. (He is a full thirty years old.)
  • Tổng cộng vừa tròn một trăm. (The total comes to exactly one hundred.)
• Adjective (Duty/Sound):
  • Anh ta đã làm tròn nhiệm vụ. (He fulfilled his duty completely.)
  • Giọng ca sĩ đó nghe rất tròn và ấm. (That singer's voice sounds very smooth and warm.)

Advanced Usage

• "tròn trĩnh": plump and roundish.
  • Đôi má em bé tròn trĩnh. (The baby's cheeks are chubby and round.)
• "tròn xoe": perfectly round (often for eyes).
  • Cô ấy mở mắt tròn xoe vì ngạc nhiên. (She opened her eyes wide in surprise.)

Variants and Related Words

• Tròn trịa (adj): perfectly round and smooth.
  • Những viên sỏi tròn trịa. (The perfectly smooth, round pebbles.)
• Vo tròn (v): to roll something into a ball.
  • Vo tròn miếng đất sét. (Roll the piece of clay into a ball.)
• Làm tròn (v): to round off (a number); to fulfill.
  • Làm tròn số 8.357 thành 8.000. (Round the number 8.357 to 8,000.)

Synonyms

• Round: circular in shape.
• Spherical: having the shape of a sphere.
• Complete: having all parts; entire.
• Full: containing all that can be held; exact.

Related Idioms

• Mẹ tròn con vuông: A safe and successful childbirth (literally: "mother round, child square").
  • Cầu mong mẹ tròn con vuông. (Wishing for a safe delivery.)
• Ăn ở tròn: To live in a way that avoids conflict, to be overly accommodating.
  • Tính anh ấy ăn ở tròn, không muốn mất lòng ai. (He has an accommodating nature and doesn't want to offend anyone.)

adj

1. round, circular full, complete