Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Beautiful; handsome; fair; pretty: Having a form, quality, or appearance that pleases the senses, especially sight, or the mind. It can describe people, objects, or scenes.
   • Good; fine; admirable: Having a positive, pleasing, or harmonious quality in a more abstract sense, such as character, behavior, or outcomes.

Usage Examples

• Describing a person's appearance:
  • Cô ấy rất đẹp. (She is very beautiful.)
  • Anh ấy là một chàng trai đẹp trai. (He is a handsome young man.)
• Describing an object or scene:
  • Bức tranh này thật đẹp. (This painting is very beautiful.)
  • Phong cảnh ở đây tuyệt đẹp. (The scenery here is extremely beautiful.)
• Describing abstract qualities or outcomes:
  • Cô ấy vừa đẹp người vừa đẹp nết. (She is beautiful in both appearance and character.)
  • Kết quả thật đẹp. (The result is excellent/very good.)

Advanced Usage

• "đẹp lòng": to please, to satisfy, to make someone happy.
  • Làm thế nào cho đẹp lòng khách hàng là ưu tiên hàng đầu. (How to please the customer is the top priority.)
• "đẹp mặt" / "nở mày nở mặt": to bring honor, to make someone proud.
  • Thành tích của con trai khiến bố mẹ rất đẹp mặt. (Their son's achievement makes the parents very proud.)
• "đẹp trời": (of weather) fine, beautiful, nice.
  • Hôm nay trời thật đẹp. (The weather is very nice today.)

Variants and Related Words

• Đẹp đẽ (adj): A more formal or literary variant of "đẹp," often emphasizing a refined or splendid beauty.
  • Cuộc sống đẹp đẽ. (A beautiful life.)
• Làm đẹp (verb phrase): to beautify, to make beautiful.
  • Cô ấy đang làm đẹp cho căn phòng. (She is beautifying the room.)
• Cái đẹp (noun): beauty (as a concept).
  • Cái đẹp là chủ đề muôn thuở của nghệ thuật. (Beauty is the eternal theme of art.)

Synonyms

• Xinh (adj): Pretty, cute (often for girls or small things).
  • Em bé rất xinh. (The baby is very cute.)
• Xinh đẹp (adj): Pretty and beautiful.
  • Một cô gái xinh đẹp. (A pretty/beautiful girl.)
• Tuyệt đẹp (adj): Extremely beautiful, gorgeous.
  • Một bãi biển tuyệt đẹp. (A gorgeous beach.)
• Hào nhoáng (adj): Showy, flashy, superficially attractive (can have a negative connotation).
  • Vẻ bề ngoài hào nhoáng. (A flashy appearance.)

Related Phrases

• "Đẹp như tiên": As beautiful as a fairy; extremely beautiful.
  • Cô dâu trong ngày cưới đẹp như tiên. (The bride on her wedding day was as beautiful as a fairy.)
• "Đẹp mã": Good-looking, having a lasting attractive appearance (often for objects).
  • Chiếc xe cũ nhưng vẫn đẹp mã. (The car is old but still looks good.)
• "Đẹp duyên": Well-matched, a good couple (in marriage or relationship).
  • Hai người họ thật đẹp duyên. (They are a very well-matched couple.)

Idioms

• "Tốt gỗ hơn tốt nước sơn" / "Cái nết đánh chết cái đẹp": These proverbs mean "Good wood is better than good paint" / "Character kills beauty," emphasizing that inner qualities are more important than outward appearance.
  • Anh ta không đẹp trai lắm nhưng rất tốt bụng, đúng là "cái nết đánh chết cái đẹp". (He is not very handsome but very kind-hearted, truly proving that "character is more important than beauty.")

adj

1. beautiful; handsome; fair; pretty
   • một người đàn bà đẹp
     A beautiful woman