tầng trãi
Definition
- Adjective:
- Experienced / Seasoned: Describes a person who has undergone many events, challenges, or hardships in life, thereby gaining extensive practical knowledge, wisdom, and a calm, understanding demeanor.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Ông ấy là một người từng trải. (He is an experienced person.)
- Cô ấy có vẻ ngoài bình thản của người từng trải. (She has the calm demeanor of someone who is seasoned by life.)
Advanced Usage
- The word is almost exclusively used to describe people, not objects or abstract concepts. It carries a connotation of wisdom gained through direct, often difficult, life experience.
Variants and Related Words
- Từng trải nghiệm (v): to have experienced (something). This is a verb phrase, not a direct variant of the adjective "từng trải."
- Anh ấy đã từng trải nghiệm nhiều nền văn hóa. (He has experienced many cultures.)
Synonyms
- Experienced: Having knowledge or skill from observation or participation.
- Seasoned: Rendered competent through trial and experience.
- Worldly-wise: Experienced in the ways of the world.
Notes on Usage
- Important: The headword "tầng trãi" appears to be a less common or archaic spelling variant. The standard, modern Vietnamese spelling is "từng trải". All common usage and dictionary references are for "từng trải".
- The word implies a depth of understanding that comes from having "been through" life's ups and downs, not merely from academic study.