đương thì
Học thuậtThân thiện
Definition
- Adjective:
- In the prime of youth, in the prime of life: Describes a person, typically a young adult, who is at the peak of their physical strength, vitality, and often beauty. It emphasizes a period of full bloom and capability.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Anh ấy là một chàng trai đương thì, tràn đầy sức sống. (He is a young man in the prime of life, full of vitality.)
- Cô ấy đang ở độ tuổi đương thì, xinh đẹp và tài năng. (She is at an age in the prime of youth, beautiful and talented.)
Advanced Usage
- The phrase is classical and literary. In modern, everyday Vietnamese, synonyms like "trẻ trung, tràn đầy sức sống" (young, full of vitality) are more commonly used.
- It often carries a slightly formal or poetic nuance and is used to paint a vivid, idealized picture of youthful prime.
Variants and Related Words
- Thanh xuân (n): Youth, the period of being young.
- Tuổi thanh xuân (n): Youthful age.
- Tráng niên (n): A more formal term for the prime of life or middle age, often with a focus on strength and maturity rather than just youth.
Synonyms
- Trẻ trung, cường tráng: Young and strong.
- Ở tuổi đẹp nhất: At the most beautiful age.
- Trong độ tuổi sung sức: At an age of full vigor.
Related Idioms
- Xuân thì: A poetic and classical term with a very similar meaning, referring to the springtime of life (youth).
- Thiếu nữ xuân thì. (A maiden in the spring of life.)
- In the prime of youth, in the prime of life