Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Completely finished; satisfactorily concluded: Describes a task, process, or matter that has been brought to a full and successful end, often implying that all necessary steps have been completed without issues.
   • Settled; wrapped up: Indicates that an affair or arrangement has been resolved or finalized in a proper and orderly manner.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Công việc chuẩn bị đã xong xuôi. (The preparation work is completely finished.)
  • Hai bên đã ký hợp đồng, mọi việc coi như xong xuôi. (Both parties have signed the contract; everything can be considered settled.)
  • Đợi tôi dọn dẹp xong xuôi đã rồi hãy đi. (Wait until I have tidied up completely, then we can go.)

Advanced Usage

• Often used to emphasize the satisfactory and thorough completion of a series of actions or a complex matter. It carries a stronger sense of finality and proper closure than the simpler word "xong" (finished).

Variants and Related Words

• Xong (adj): finished, done. A simpler, more general term for completion.

  • Bài tập về nhà đã xong. (The homework is done.)

• Hoàn tất (v): to complete, to finalize. A more formal synonym.

  • Chúng tôi đã hoàn tất thủ tục. (We have completed the procedures.)

Synonyms

• Completed: Having finished all required steps.
• Settled: Resolved or concluded satisfactorily.
• Wrapped up: Finished or concluded, especially in a neat or satisfactory way.

Related Idioms

• Ăn xong xuôi: To finish a meal completely.

  • Cả nhà ăn xong xuôi rồi mới xem ti vi. (The whole family finished their meal completely before watching TV.)

• Làm cho xong xuôi: To do something thoroughly until it is properly finished.

  • Anh phải làm cho xong xuôi việc này, đừng bỏ dở. (You must do this job thoroughly until it's properly finished; don't leave it half-done.)

verb

1. be complete