Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Satisfactory to all, to everyone's liking: Describes a state or outcome that is agreeable, acceptable, and resolves matters for all parties involved.
   • Settled amicably, satisfactorily composed: Refers to a situation, often a dispute or arrangement, that has been resolved in a way that leaves no lingering issues or dissatisfaction.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Mọi việc đã được sắp xếp ổn thỏa. (Everything has been arranged satisfactorily.)
  • Hai bên đã đạt được một thỏa thuận ổn thỏa. (The two parties have reached an amicable settlement.)
  • Sau cuộc nói chuyện, mối quan hệ giữa họ trở nên ổn thỏa. (After the talk, their relationship became settled and agreeable.)

Advanced Usage

• "dàn xếp ổn thỏa": to settle/compose something satisfactorily.
  • Hội đồng đã dàn xếp mọi tranh cãi một cách ổn thỏa. (The council settled all disputes satisfactorily.)
• "kết thúc ổn thỏa": to end/conclude amicably.
  • Vụ kiện đã kết thúc ổn thỏa ngoài tòa án. (The lawsuit ended amicably out of court.)

Variants and Related Words

• Ổn (adj): stable, okay, fine. A more general and common term for something being alright or stable.
  • Công việc của tôi khá ổn. (My job is quite stable/okay.)
• Thỏa đáng (adj): adequate, reasonable, satisfactory. Often used for solutions or explanations.
  • Lời giải thích của anh ấy rất thỏa đáng. (His explanation was very reasonable.)

Synonyms

• Hài lòng (adj): satisfied, pleased. Focuses on the feeling of contentment.
• Thỏa thuận (n/v): agreement/to agree. Refers to the act or result of agreeing.
• Yên ổn (adj): peaceful, tranquil. Emphasizes a state of peace and lack of disturbance.

Common Collocations and Phrases

• Mọi chuyện ổn thỏa: Everything is settled.
  • Bố mẹ yên tâm, mọi chuyện đã ổn thỏa cả rồi. (Don't worry, parents, everything has been settled.)
• Sống ổn thỏa: To live in harmony/comfort.
  • Gia đình họ sống với nhau rất ổn thỏa. (Their family lives together in great harmony.)

Notes on Meaning

• "Ổn thỏa" implies a resolution that brings closure and mutual satisfaction, often after some discussion or negotiation. It is stronger than just "ổn" (okay), as it conveys a sense of completeness and agreement that pleases all involved parties.
• It is commonly used in contexts of resolving conflicts, finalizing agreements, or describing harmonious states resulting from such resolutions.

1. Satisfactory to all, to everyone's liking, satisfactorily composed
   • Chuyện cải nhau đã dàn xếp ổn thỏa
     The quarrel has been composed satisfactorily (to everyone's liking)