Definition

Adjective: - Experienced; having gained extensive knowledge and wisdom through having lived through many events and situations: Describes a person who possesses deep understanding and practical knowledge about life, people, or a specific field due to having personally encountered and dealt with a wide variety of circumstances. It implies maturity and seasoned judgment.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Ông ấy là một người từng trải, luôn đưa ra những lời khuyên sáng suốt. (He is an experienced person who always gives wise advice.)
  • Cô ấy có vẻ ngoài trẻ trung nhưng suy nghĩ rất từng trải. (She looks young but has very worldly-wise thoughts.)
  • Nhờ từng trải trong nghề, anh ấy giải quyết vấn đề rất nhanh. (Thanks to being experienced in the profession, he solves problems very quickly.)

Advanced Usage

• "con người từng trải": an experienced person; a person who has seen much of life.
  • Anh ấy là một con người từng trải, không dễ bị lừa. (He is a person of wide experience, not easily fooled.)
• "sống từng trải": to have lived an experienced life; to have a wealth of life experience.
  • Bà cụ đã sống từng trải nên hiểu rõ lẽ đời. (The old woman has lived a life full of experience, so she understands the ways of the world clearly.)

Variants and Related Words

• Kinh nghiệm (n): experience (the knowledge or skill acquired).
  • Anh ấy có nhiều kinh nghiệm làm việc. (He has a lot of work experience.)
• Từng trải qua (verb phrase): to have gone through; to have experienced (something).
  • Cô ấy đã từng trải qua nhiều khó khăn. (She has gone through many difficulties.)

Synonyms

• Có kinh nghiệm: experienced.
• Dày dạn: seasoned; hardened (often through tough experiences).
• Lão luyện: veteran; highly skilled and experienced (often in a craft or profession).

Related Phrases

• "Từng trải sự đời" / "Từng trải việc đời": to be experienced in the ways of the world; to be worldly-wise.
  • Ông ấy từng trải sự đời nên nhìn người rất tinh. (He is experienced in the ways of the world, so he judges people very astutely.)

Related Idioms

• "Ăn cơm nhà, vác tù và hàng tổng": (Lit: Eat at home, carry the communal punishment gong). This idiom describes someone who takes on heavy responsibilities or troubles for others, often implying a sense of duty gained from experience, though it's not a direct synonym.
  • Anh ta cứ ăn cơm nhà, vác tù và hàng tổng, đúng là người từng trải và có trách nhiệm. (He keeps taking on everyone else's burdens, truly an experienced and responsible person.)

adj

1. experienced