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xao xuyến

Một người phụ nữ đứng trên ban công nhìn trăng với lòng xao xuyến.

Definition

  1. Adjective:

    • Emotionally stirred or moved: Describes a state of being deeply and lingeringly touched by emotions, often a mix of nostalgia, longing, tenderness, or gentle sadness. It implies a soft disturbance or flutter in one's heart.
    • Agitated or unsettled: Refers to a feeling of inner restlessness, unease, or disquiet, where one's spirit or mind is not at peace.

  2. Verb (less common):

    • To stir (emotionally), to move, to upset: To cause someone to experience the feelings of emotional stirring or agitation described above.
Usage Examples

  • Adjective:

    • Cô ấy có một nỗi nhớ xao xuyến về tuổi thơ. (She has a stirring longing for her childhood.)
    • Lòng tôi xao xuyến khi nghe bản nhạc cũ. (My heart was deeply moved when I heard the old song.)
    • Tinh thần anh ấy xao xuyến trước quyết định quan trọng. (His spirit was agitated before the important decision.)

  • Verb:

    • Câu chuyện ấy xao xuyến lòng người nghe. (That story stirs the hearts of the listeners.)
Advanced Usage
  • The word is primarily used to describe a profound, internal emotional state. It often carries a poetic or literary nuance and is commonly associated with memories, music, love, or parting.
  • It frequently collocates with words for the heart or spirit: (stirred in one's heart), (a stirred heart), (an unsettled spirit).
Variants and Related Words
  • Xao động (verb/adjective): To be agitated, perturbed; a state of agitation. This is often more about mental disturbance than the tender emotion of .
    • Tin đồn gây xao động dư luận. (The rumor caused public agitation.)
  • Bồi hồi (adjective): Flustered, excited, having a fluttery feeling (e.g., from nervousness, anticipation, or emotion). It can overlap with but is often more immediate and physical.
    • Cô ấy bồi hồi chờ đợi kết quả. (She waited for the results with nervous excitement.)
Synonyms
  • Stirred, moved, touched (for tender emotions).
  • Agitated, unsettled, disquieted (for restless unease).
  • Melancholy, wistful, nostalgic (for the specific emotional tone).
Related Idioms and Phrases
  • Lòng dạ xao xuyến: A stirred/agitated heart. Emphasizes the deep, visceral feeling.
    • Trước giờ lên đường, lòng dạ cô ấy xao xuyến. (Before the departure, her heart was deeply stirred.)
  • Xao xuyến nôn nao: A phrase combining with (queasy, anxious) to intensify the feeling of emotional churning and restlessness.
xao xuyến

Một người phụ nữ đứng trên ban công nhìn trăng với lòng xao xuyến.

verb
  1. to upset