âm ấm

Thân thiện

Gia đình quây quần trong căn phòng âm ấm.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Lukewarm, tepid, warmish: Refers to a liquid or object that is slightly warm, neither hot nor cold. It describes a moderate, often pleasant, temperature that is just above neutral warmth.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Hãy hâm xúp đến khi nó chỉ hơi âm ấm. (Heat the soup until it is just lukewarm.)
  • Tôi chỉ uống nước âm ấm mà thôi. (I only drink tepid water.)
  • Cô ấy thích tắm nước âm ấm. (She likes to bathe in warmish water.)

Advanced Usage

• Describing Atmosphere or Feeling: While primarily for temperature, "âm ấm" can poetically describe a mildly warm atmosphere or a gentle, comforting feeling.
  • Căn phòng có một không khí âm ấm dễ chịu. (The room had a pleasantly warmish, comfortable atmosphere.)

Variants and Related Words

• Ấm (adj): Warm. This is the root word, with "âm ấm" being a reduplicative form that softens the degree, meaning "slightly warm."
• Hâm (v): To warm up, to reheat. This is the action of making something "âm ấm" or warm.

Synonyms

• Lukewarm: Slightly warm.
• Tepid: Showing little enthusiasm; or (of a liquid) only slightly warm.
• Warmish: Somewhat warm.

Related Idioms

• Âm ấm bên lửa hồng: (Poetic) To be cozily warm by the glowing fire. This idiom extends the physical warmth to a sense of comfort and contentment.
  • Cả gia đình quây quần, âm ấm bên lửa hồng. (The whole family gathered, cozy and warm by the glowing fire.)

Học thuật

adj

1. Tepid, lukewarm, warmish
   • hãy hâm xúp đến khi nó chỉ hơi âm ấm
     heat the soup until it is just lukewarm
   • tôi chỉ uống nước âm ấm mà thôi
     I only drink tepid water