Definition

Verb: - To decorate, to adorn: The act of arranging and embellishing something (a space, object, or place) to make it more beautiful, attractive, or suitable for a specific occasion. It involves adding ornamental elements.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Họ đang trang hoàng nhà cửa để đón Tết. (They are decorating their house to welcome the Lunar New Year.)
  • Căn phòng được trang hoàng rất lộng lẫy cho buổi tiệc. (The room was decorated very splendidly for the party.)
  • Chúng tôi cần trang hoàng bàn thờ tổ tiên. (We need to decorate the ancestral altar.)

Advanced Usage

• "trang hoàng lộng lẫy": to decorate splendidly/gorgeously.

  • Cung điện được trang hoàng lộng lẫy cho lễ cưới hoàng gia. (The palace was decorated splendidly for the royal wedding.)

• "trang hoàng đơn giản nhưng trang nhã": to decorate simply but elegantly.

  • Cô ấy thích trang hoàng nhà cửa đơn giản nhưng trang nhã. (She likes to decorate her house simply but elegantly.)

Variants and Related Words

• Trang trí (verb): to decorate, to adorn. (This is a very close synonym, often used interchangeably with "trang hoàng", though "trang hoàng" can sometimes imply a more elaborate or formal decoration.)
• Trang điểm (verb): to apply makeup (for a person). (Literally "to decorate the face", used specifically for people.)
• Trang sức (noun): jewelry, ornaments.

Synonyms

• Trang trí: to decorate.
• Tô điểm: to embellish, to adorn.
• Làm đẹp: to beautify.

Related Phrases / Idioms

• "Trang hoàng như pháo bông": Decorated as colorfully as fireworks. (An idiom describing a place decorated with many bright, colorful, and eye-catching items.)
  • Khu phố trang hoàng như pháo bông mỗi dịp lễ hội. (The street is decorated as colorfully as fireworks every festival season.)

verb

1. to decorate