Definition

1. Adjective:

   • Happy / Cheerful: Describes a state of feeling or showing pleasure, contentment, or joy. It refers to a positive and lighthearted emotional mood.
   • Enjoyable / Pleasant: Describes an event, atmosphere, or activity that is fun and causes enjoyment.

2. Verb (less common):

   • To be happy / To rejoice: To feel or express great joy or delight about something.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Mọi người đều có một ngày vui vẻ. (Everyone had a happy day.)
  • Bữa tiệc diễn ra trong một bầu không khí vui vẻ. (The party took place in a cheerful atmosphere.)
• Verb:
  • Chúng tôi vui vẻ vì kết quả tốt. (We rejoiced at the good result.)

Advanced Usage

• "vui vẻ chấp nhận": to cheerfully accept, to accept gladly.
  • Cô ấy vui vẻ chấp nhận lời mời. (She cheerfully accepted the invitation.)

Variants and Related Words

• Vui (adj): happy, joyful, fun. (A more general and common root word.)
  • Gương mặt cô ấy trông thật vui. (Her face looks very happy.)
• Vui tươi (adj): bright and cheerful, lively.
  • Âm nhạc vui tươi. (Lively music.)

Synonyms

• Happy: Feeling or showing pleasure.
• Cheerful: Noticeably happy and optimistic.
• Joyful: Feeling or expressing great happiness.
• Pleasant: Giving a sense of happy satisfaction or enjoyment.

Related Idioms

• Vui vẻ hòa thuận: to live together happily and harmoniously.
  • Gia đình họ sống vui vẻ hòa thuận. (Their family lives together happily and harmoniously.)
• Vui vẻ như Tết: as happy as during Lunar New Year (Tet); extremely happy and festive.
  • Nghe tin ấy, cậu ấy vui vẻ như Tết. (Hearing that news, he was as happy as during Tet.)