Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Satisfied, content, pleased: The state of feeling that something meets one's expectations, wishes, or standards, resulting in approval or happiness.
   • Agreeable, acceptable: Something that is suitable or fitting to one's desires or requirements.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Tôi rất vừa lòng với kết quả này. (I am very satisfied with this result.)
  • Cô ấy không vừa lòng với dịch vụ ở đây. (She is not pleased with the service here.)
  • Mong rằng bạn sẽ vừa lòng với món quà nhỏ này. (I hope you will be content with this small gift.)

Advanced Usage

• "Làm vừa lòng": To satisfy, to please, to make someone content.

  • Anh ấy luôn cố gắng làm vừa lòng mọi người. (He always tries to please everyone.)
  • Mục tiêu của chúng tôi là làm vừa lòng khách hàng. (Our goal is to satisfy the customer.)

• "Vừa lòng vừa ý": A common alliterative phrase meaning thoroughly satisfied and pleased, completely to one's liking.

  • Căn nhà mới khiến họ vừa lòng vừa ý. (The new house makes them thoroughly satisfied and pleased.)

Variants and Related Words

• Vừa ý (adj): Pleased, satisfied (often interchangeable with "vừa lòng," sometimes implying something meets one's specific taste or idea).
  • Chiếc áo này rất vừa ý tôi. (This shirt is very much to my liking.)
• Hài lòng (adj): Satisfied, content (a very close synonym, often used in more formal or written contexts).
  • Chúng tôi cam kết mang đến sự hài lòng cho quý khách. (We are committed to bringing satisfaction to our customers.)
• Bằng lòng (adj): Willing, agreeable, consenting (can mean satisfied but often focuses on agreement or acceptance).
  • Tôi bằng lòng với đề nghị của anh. (I agree to your proposal.)

Synonyms

• Thỏa mãn: To satisfy, to fulfill (often used for needs or desires).
• Chấp nhận: To accept (focuses on the act of agreeing rather than the feeling of satisfaction).

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

• Làm cho vừa lòng: To make (someone) satisfied (similar to "làm vừa lòng").
  • Cô ấy nấu món anh thích để làm cho anh vừa lòng. (She cooked his favorite dish to make him happy.)

Related Idioms

• Vui lòng khách đến, vừa lòng khách đi: A traditional saying meaning "Please the guest when they arrive, satisfy the guest when they leave." It emphasizes the importance of hospitality and ensuring satisfaction throughout service.
  • Cửa hàng chúng tôi luôn tâm niệm "vui lòng khách đến, vừa lòng khách đi". (Our shop always keeps in mind the principle of "pleasing guests when they come, satisfying them when they leave.")

adj

1. satisfied