tươi đẹp
Definition
- Adjective:
- Fresh and beautiful: Describes something that is both vibrant, new-looking, and possesses beauty or pleasantness. It often refers to landscapes, scenery, or appearances.
- Bright and promising: Describes an abstract concept, such as a future or a prospect, that is full of hope, optimism, and positive potential.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Phong cảnh ở đây thật tươi đẹp. (The scenery here is truly fresh and beautiful.)
- Chúng tôi tin vào một tương lai tươi đẹp. (We believe in a bright future.)
- Khu vườn tươi đẹp vào mùa xuân. (The garden is fresh and beautiful in spring.)
Advanced Usage
- Used as a compound adjective to form a fixed, expressive phrase. It is more poetic and emphatic than using "tươi" or "đẹp" alone.
- Often functions as a predicate adjective following "thật" (really) or "rất" (very) for emphasis.
Variants and Related Words
- Tươi (adj): fresh, vibrant (often for colors, food, or appearance).
- Hoa tươi (fresh flowers)
- Đẹp (adj): beautiful, handsome, good-looking.
- Cô ấy rất đẹp. (She is very beautiful.)
- Tươi sáng (adj): bright, radiant, optimistic (often for future or mood).
- Triển vọng tươi sáng (bright prospects)
Synonyms
- Beautiful and fresh: lush, verdant, picturesque (for scenery).
- Bright and promising: rosy, radiant, hopeful, optimistic (for future).
Related Idioms
- Tươi như hoa: fresh as a flower; describes someone looking very fresh and radiant.
- Sau khi nghỉ ngơi, cô ấy tươi như hoa. (After resting, she looks fresh as a flower.)
- While "tươi đẹp" itself is an idiomatic compound, it is commonly used in set phrases like (a beautiful life) or (fresh, beautiful colors).