tối đa
Definition
- Adjective:
- Maximum; maximal: The greatest or highest possible amount, degree, or level that can be reached or is allowed. It denotes an upper limit that cannot or should not be exceeded.
- Utmost: Used to emphasize the highest extent or degree of something.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Công suất tối đa của động cơ là 200 mã lực. (The maximum power of the engine is 200 horsepower.)
- Mỗi người chỉ được mua tối đa ba vé. (Each person can buy a maximum of three tickets.)
- Anh ấy đã cố gắng hết sức tối đa. (He tried with the utmost effort.)
Advanced Usage
- Used in formal, technical, and everyday contexts to specify limits, such as in regulations, specifications, or capacities.
- Often paired with verbs like "đạt" (to achieve), "có" (to have), or "cho phép" (to allow) to describe reaching or setting a limit.
Variants and Related Words
Tối đa hóa (verb): To maximize.
- Công ty muốn tối đa hóa lợi nhuận. (The company wants to maximize profits.)
Mức tối đa (noun phrase): The maximum level/limit.
- Mức tối đa cho phép đã bị vượt quá. (The permitted maximum level has been exceeded.)
Synonyms
- Maximum: The greatest quantity or degree attainable.
- Utmost: Of the greatest or highest degree.
- Peak: The highest point or maximum level.
Related Idioms and Phrases
Hết mức tối đa: To the absolute maximum; giving one's all.
- Đội chơi đã thi đấu hết mức tối đa. (The team played to their absolute maximum.)
Trong phạm vi tối đa: Within the maximum scope/limits.
- Dự án phải hoàn thành trong phạm vi ngân sách tối đa. (The project must be completed within the maximum budget scope.)
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