xuyên suốt
Definition
Adjective:
- Continuous / Uninterrupted: Describes something that occurs without stopping or breaking, from beginning to end.
- Pervasive / Running through: Describes a theme, idea, or quality that is present and consistent throughout the entirety of something.
Adverb:
- Continuously / Throughout: Indicates that an action or state persists over the entire duration or extent of something.
Usage Examples
Adjective:
- Tinh thần yêu nước là chủ đề xuyên suốt trong lịch sử Việt Nam. (Patriotism is a continuous theme throughout Vietnamese history.)
- Chúng tôi duy trì cuộc họp xuyên suốt buổi chiều. (We maintained the meeting uninterrupted throughout the afternoon.)
Adverb:
- Cô ấy làm việc xuyên suốt đêm. (She worked throughout the night.)
- Ý tưởng này được phát triển xuyên suốt cuốn sách. (This idea is developed continuously throughout the book.)
Advanced Usage
- Used to emphasize the seamless and all-encompassing nature of an element within a narrative, process, or period.
- Đường lối xuyên suốt của Đảng. (The consistent policy of the Party.)
Variants and Related Words
- Xuyên (v): to pierce, to penetrate, to go through.
- Suốt (adj/adv): whole, entire; all along. Often used independently to mean "the whole time" (e.g., - all day).
Synonyms
- Adjective: Continuous, uninterrupted, consistent, pervasive, enduring.
- Adverb: Throughout, continuously, unceasingly, persistently.
Related Idioms and Phrases
Xuyên suốt chiều dài lịch sử: Throughout the length of history.
- Tinh thần bất khuất xuyên suốt chiều dài lịch sử dân tộc. (The indomitable spirit throughout the length of history of the nation.)
Diễn ra một cách xuyên suốt: To take place in a continuous manner.
- Sự kiện diễn ra một cách xuyên suốt không có điểm dừng. (The event took place continuously without a stop.)