xinh đẹp
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Definition
- 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.)