Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Beautiful, pretty, lovely: Describes a person, object, or scene that is aesthetically pleasing, attractive, and often graceful or charming. It emphasizes a delicate, refined, and elegant kind of beauty.

Usage

• Describing People: Used primarily to describe women, girls, or feminine beauty. It often implies a combination of physical attractiveness and a pleasant, gentle demeanor.
• Describing Objects/Scenery: Can be used for things, places, or nature that are charming and lovely to look at.
• Nuance: "Xinh đẹp" carries a connotation of being both pretty ("xinh") and beautiful ("đẹp"), often suggesting a wholesome, admirable, and sometimes delicate beauty. It is a common and complimentary term.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Cô ấy rất xinh đẹp. (She is very beautiful.)
  • Phong cảnh nơi đây thật xinh đẹp. (The scenery here is truly lovely.)
  • Một bông hoa xinh đẹp. (A beautiful flower.)

Advanced Usage

• "Xinh đẹp tuyệt trần": Extremely beautiful, breathtakingly beautiful.
  • Nàng công chúa trong truyện cổ tích xinh đẹp tuyệt trần. (The princess in the fairy tale is breathtakingly beautiful.)
• "Vừa tài giỏi vừa xinh đẹp": Both talented and beautiful.
  • Cô ấy là một luật sư vừa tài giỏi vừa xinh đẹp. (She is a lawyer who is both talented and beautiful.)

Variants and Related Words

• Xinh (adj): Pretty, cute. Often used for a younger, cuter, or more delicate attractiveness than "xinh đẹp."
  • Em bé đó thật xinh. (That baby is so cute.)
• Đẹp (adj): Beautiful, handsome, good-looking. A broader term than "xinh đẹp" and can be used for men, women, and things.
  • Anh ấy rất đẹp trai. (He is very handsome.)
  • Bức tranh này đẹp. (This painting is beautiful.)
• Xinh xắn (adj): Pretty, cute, neat. Similar to "xinh" but can also imply being tidy or dainty.
  • Căn phòng nhỏ xinh xắn. (A small, neat room.)

Synonyms

• Dễ thương: Lovely, cute. Focuses more on eliciting affection.
• Lộng lẫy: Gorgeous, splendid, magnificent. Implies a more dazzling, impressive beauty.
• Kiều diễm: Graceful and beautiful (literary).

Related Phrases

• "Đẹp như tiên": As beautiful as a fairy.
  • Cô dâu trong ngày cưới đẹp như tiên. (The bride on her wedding day was as beautiful as a fairy.)
• "Xinh đẹp và duyên dáng": Beautiful and graceful.
  • Người phụ nữ ấy không chỉ xinh đẹp mà còn rất duyên dáng. (That woman is not only beautiful but also very graceful.)

adj

1. beautiful