Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Shaven / Bald: Refers to a head that has had all its hair removed, either by shaving or due to natural hair loss.
   • Bare / Barren / Denuded: Describes land, typically a hill or mountain, that is devoid of vegetation, trees, or cover.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Ông cụ có cái đầu trọc. (The old man has a bald/shaven head.)
  • Những ngọn đồi trọc trơ trụi vì bị khai thác đá. (The hills are bare and denuded due to quarrying.)

Advanced Usage

• The word can carry a figurative sense of being exposed, stark, or lacking a natural or expected covering.
  • Sự thật trọc lốc. (The naked/bald truth.)

Variants and Related Words

• Trọc lốc (adj): Naked, blatant, shamelessly exposed. Often used figuratively.

  • Lời nói trọc lốc. (A blatant/shameful statement.)

• Hói trọc (adj): Completely bald (often from natural causes).

  • Anh ấy bị hói trọc từ khi còn trẻ. (He went completely bald from a young age.)

Synonyms

• Bald: Having no hair on the head.
• Shaven: Having hair removed by shaving.
• Barren: Lacking vegetation; unproductive land.

Related Idioms

• Đầu trọc, tóc bạc: Literally "bald head, white hair"; refers to old age or elderly people.
  • Công viên lúc sáng sớm toàn những cụ đầu trọc, tóc bạc tập thể dục. (In the early morning, the park is full of bald-headed, white-haired elders exercising.)

adj

1. shaven leare