Breakdown of Chỉ khi hướng dẫn viên giải thích, chú thích mới rõ.
giải thích
to explain
rõ
clear
chỉ khi ... mới ...
only when ... then ...
hướng dẫn viên
the guide
Questions & Answers about Chỉ khi hướng dẫn viên giải thích, chú thích mới rõ.
What grammar pattern is Chỉ khi ..., ... mới ...?
It is a very common Vietnamese pattern meaning Only when ..., then ... or Not until ..., ....
So in this sentence:
- Chỉ khi hướng dẫn viên giải thích = only when the tour guide explains
- chú thích mới rõ = the captions/notes are clear only then
The pattern emphasizes that the second clause becomes true only under that condition.
Why is mới used in the second clause?
Here, mới does not mean new. It marks the idea of only then, not until then, or only under that condition.
In the pattern chỉ khi ..., ... mới ..., mới is what makes the main clause sound complete and emphatic. Without it, the sentence would lose that strong only when meaning and sound less natural in this structure.
Does mới ever mean new? Is that what it means here?
Yes, mới can mean new in other sentences, but not here.
In this sentence, mới is an adverb with a meaning closer to:
- only then
- not until then
- only in that case
So you should not understand chú thích mới rõ as new clear captions. It means the captions are clear only then.
What does chú thích mean here? Is it a noun or a verb?