Definition

1. Noun:

   • Spring: The season between winter and summer, characterized by warmer weather, new plant growth, and often considered the beginning of the year.
   • Year (literary/poetic): Used to count the passage of time or a person's age, particularly in a lyrical or formal context.

2. Adjective (literary/poetic):

   • Youthful: Belonging to or characteristic of youth; fresh, vibrant, and full of vitality.
   • Amorous (archaic/poetic): Pertaining to romantic love, considered beautiful and passionate.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Season):

  • Mùa xuân ở miền Bắc rất dễ chịu. (Spring in the North is very pleasant.)
  • Hoa đào nở rộ vào mùa xuân. (Peach blossoms bloom in spring.)

• Noun (Year):

  • Xa quê hương đằng đẵng ba xuân. (To be separated from one's homeland for three long years.)
  • Cô ấy mới mười tám xuân. (She is only eighteen springs [years] old.)

• Adjective (Youthful):

  • Trông bà ấy còn xuân lắm. (She still looks very youthful.)
  • Tuổi xuân là tuổi đẹp nhất. (Youth is the most beautiful age.)

• Adjective (Amorous):

  • Lòng xuân phơi phới. (A heart full of amorous feelings.)

Advanced Usage

• "Xuân xanh": A poetic compound meaning "green spring," referring to the prime of youth.

  • Xuân xanh chừng độ bao lâu mà đã... (How long does the green spring of youth last that it has already...)

• "Tết đến xuân về": A common phrase meaning "Tet arrives, spring returns," linking the Lunar New Year (Tet) with the spring season.

Variants and Related Words

• Mùa xuân (n): The spring season.

  • Mùa xuân là mùa của lễ hội. (Spring is the season of festivals.)

• Tuổi xuân (n): Youth, the time of being young.

  • Anh ấy đã lãng phí tuổi xuân. (He wasted his youth.)

Synonyms

• Spring: The season (as a noun).
• Year: A period of time (literary synonym).
• Youthful: Young, vigorous (as an adjective).
• Vernal: Pertaining to spring (formal/poetic).

Related Idioms

• "Xuân thu": Literally "spring and autumn," often used to mean "years," "age," or "annals/history," as in the chronicles of a period.

  • Ghi vào sử sách xuân thu. (To record in the annals of history.)

• "Một thời xuân xanh": "A time of green spring," meaning one's youthful days.

  • Ông ấy nhớ lại một thời xuân xanh đầy mơ mộng. (He remembers a dream-filled time of his youth.)

noun

1. spring