Definition

1. Verb:
   • To dress, to wear clothes: "ăn bận" means to put on and wear clothing. It refers to the act of dressing oneself or to one's manner of dress.
   • To be dressed in: It describes the state of wearing particular clothes.

Usage

• The verb "ăn bận" is used to talk about how someone dresses or the clothes they are wearing. It is often used in descriptions of personal style or appearance.
• It is considered slightly more colloquial or dialectal than the more standard synonym "ăn mặc," but it is widely understood and used.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Cô ấy ăn bận rất giản dị. (She dresses very simply.)
  • Anh ấy ăn bận chỉnh tề để đi phỏng vấn. (He dressed neatly for the interview.)
  • Trẻ con nên được ăn bận ấm áp vào mùa đông. (Children should be dressed warmly in winter.)

Advanced Usage

• "ăn bận lôi thôi": to dress sloppily, in an untidy manner.
  • Cậu không thể ăn bận lôi thôi như thế đi làm được. (You can't go to work dressed so sloppily like that.)

Variants and Related Words

• Ăn mặc (verb): The more standard, neutral synonym for "to dress" or "to wear clothes."
  • Phong cách ăn mặc của cô ấy rất thời trang. (Her dressing style is very fashionable.)
• Bận (verb): To be busy; or (in southern Vietnamese dialect) to wear. As a standalone verb, "bận" meaning "to wear" is regional.
  • Cô ấy bận một chiếc váy đỏ. (She is wearing a red dress. - Southern dialect)

Synonyms

• Mặc (verb): to wear, to put on (clothes). This is the most basic verb for wearing clothing.
• Diện (verb, colloquial): to dress up, to wear stylishly.
• Trang phục (noun): attire, clothing, costume.

Related Phrases

• Cách ăn bận: style of dress.
  • Cách ăn bận của anh ta thể hiện tính cách của anh ấy. (His style of dress reflects his personality.)
• Ăn bận đẹp: to dress beautifully/well.
  • Cô ấy luôn biết cách ăn bận đẹp cho mọi dịp. (She always knows how to dress well for every occasion.)

verb

1. To dress