Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Solid; not liquid or gaseous: Describes a substance with particles closely packed together, having a definite shape and volume.
   • Thick; dense; concentrated: Describes a liquid or semi-liquid substance with a high viscosity or a high concentration of solids.
   • Crammed; packed; full: Describes a space that is filled tightly or completely with people or things, leaving little or no room.
   • Pure; strong; pronounced: Describes something that is very intense, unmixed, or has a very strong characteristic.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Nước đông thành đá rất đặc. (The frozen water became very solid.)
  • Cô ấy thích uống sữa đặc. (She likes to drink condensed milk.)
  • Căn phòng đặc người. (The room was packed with people.)
  • Anh ấy có giọng miền Trung rất đặc. (He has a very strong/pure Central region accent.)

Advanced Usage

• "đặc biệt": special, particular. This is a fixed compound adjective.

  • Đây là một dịp đặc biệt. (This is a special occasion.)

• "đặc trưng": characteristic, distinctive. This is a fixed compound adjective or noun.

  • Phong cách kiến trúc đặc trưng của Huế. (The characteristic architectural style of Hue.)

Variants and Related Words

• Đặc sản (n): a specialty product, often regional food.

  • Bánh mì Phở là đặc sản của Hà Nội. (Phở and Bánh mì are specialties of Hanoi.)

• Đặc quánh (adj): very thick and sticky, viscous.

  • Mật ong này đặc quánh. (This honey is very thick and sticky.)

• Đặc sệt (adj): extremely thick, often to the point of being stiff.

  • Cháo nấu đặc sệt. (The porridge is cooked extremely thick.)

Synonyms

• Solid: firm and stable in shape.
• Thick: having a high viscosity (for liquids).
• Dense: closely compacted in substance or crowd.
• Concentrated: made stronger or more intense.
• Pure: not mixed or adulterated.

Related Idioms

• Đặc như nêm: packed as tight as a wedge; extremely crowded.

  • Chợ Tết đặc như nêm. (The Tet market is packed as tight as a wedge.)

• Đặc cán mai: (literally: solid as a wooden paddle) describes something that is completely solid, very dense, or a person who is extremely stubborn or ignorant.

  • Khúc gỗ này đặc cán mai. (This log is completely solid.)
  • Nó dốt đặc cán mai. (He is profoundly ignorant.)

adj

1. solid
   • đặc lại
     to become solid
2. Thick; stiff
   • súp đặc
     thick soup
3. Condensed
   • sữa đặc
     condensed milk

adj

1. special