Definition

Noun: 1. State; Condition; Mode: The particular way something exists or manifests itself at a specific time, considering its relatively stable or temporary characteristics. It describes the form, phase, or situation of a person, object, or phenomenon. 2. State of Matter (Physics/Chemistry): A distinct form in which matter can exist, fundamentally determined by the degree of order and the strength of forces between its particles. The three primary states are solid, liquid, and gas.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Anh ấy đang ở trong trạng thái tinh thần rất tốt. (He is in a very good mental state.)
  • Hệ thống máy tính đã trở lại trạng thái hoạt động bình thường. (The computer system has returned to a normal operating state.)
  • Nước có thể tồn tại ở ba trạng thái: rắn, lỏng và khí. (Water can exist in three states: solid, liquid, and gas.)

Advanced Usage

• "Trạng thái cân bằng": State of equilibrium or balance.
  • Cơ thể luôn cố gắng duy trì trạng thái cân bằng nội môi. (The body constantly tries to maintain a state of homeostasis.)
• "Trạng thái ý thức": State of consciousness.
  • Giấc ngủ là một trạng thái ý thức thay đổi. (Sleep is an altered state of consciousness.)

Variants and Related Words

• Tình trạng (n): Situation, condition (often implies a more specific, sometimes problematic, set of circumstances).
  • Tình trạng giao thông lúc này rất tệ. (The traffic situation at this moment is very bad.)
• Thể (n): Form, state (used in scientific contexts like "thể rắn" for solid state).

Synonyms

• Condition: The physical state of something.
• State: The particular condition that someone or something is in at a specific time.
• Mode: A way or manner in which something occurs or is experienced.
• Phase: A distinct period or stage in a process of change or development.

Related Idioms

• Lơ mơ nửa tỉnh nửa mê: To be in a dazed, half-awake state (describes a mental state).
  • Sau cú ngã, anh ta nằm đó trong trạng thái lơ mơ nửa tỉnh nửa mê. (After the fall, he lay there in a dazed, semi-conscious state.)

noun

1. state