Definition

1. Verb:
   • To finish, to be done, to be complete: Indicates that an action, task, or process has reached its end or conclusion.
   • To be settled, to be okay, to be all right: Used to state that a situation is resolved, acceptable, or will not lead to trouble.

Usage Examples

• Verb (to finish):
  • Tôi đã làm xong bài tập. (I have finished my homework.)
  • Cô ấy ăn xong rồi. (She has already finished eating.)
• Verb (to be settled):
  • Mọi chuyện sẽ ổn thôi, đừng lo, sẽ xong cả. (Everything will be fine, don't worry, it will all be okay.)
  • Làm thế là không xong đâu. (Doing it that way won't end well.)

Advanced Usage

• "cho xong": to get something over with, to do something just to finish it.
  • Anh ấy làm nhanh cho xong việc. (He did it quickly just to get it over with.)
• "xong xuôi": to be completely finished, often implying all related details are settled.
  • Khi nào dọn nhà xong xuôi thì gọi cho tôi. (Call me when you're completely finished moving house.)

Variants and Related Words

• Hoàn thành (v): to complete, to accomplish (more formal than "xong").
  • Chúng tôi đã hoàn thành dự án đúng hạn. (We completed the project on time.)
• Kết thúc (v): to end, to conclude (often for events or processes).
  • Buổi họp đã kết thúc. (The meeting has ended.)

Synonyms

• Finish: to bring to an end.
• Complete: to make whole or perfect.
• Be done: to have finished.

Related Idioms

• "Tiến thoái lưỡng nan" / "Tiến không được, lùi cũng không xong": To be caught in a dilemma, between a rock and a hard place. (Literally: Can't advance, and retreating is also not okay.)
  • Tôi thấy mình trong tình thế tiến thoái lưỡng nan. (I find myself caught between a rock and a hard place.)
• "Ăn xong rồi lại vác mai đi đào": To finish one task only to immediately start another difficult one. (Literally: To finish eating and then pick up a shovel to dig.)
  • Cuộc sống của anh ấy như ăn xong rồi lại vác mai đi đào. (His life is like finishing one meal only to start digging again.)

verb

1. finish, be complete