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Definitions
  1. Noun:
    • Road; street; way; route: A path or route connecting two places, used for travel or transportation.
    • Sugar: A sweet, crystalline substance, typically obtained from sugarcane or sugar beets, used as a sweetener.
    • Line: A long, thin mark or a continuous extent of length.
    • Method; course of action: A way or manner of doing something.
    • Path; duct; tract: A passage or tube in the body or a system for conveying something (e.g., air, food, signals).
Usage Examples
  • Noun (Road/Route):
    • Đường này dẫn ra biển. (This road leads to the sea.)
    • Chúng tôi bị lạc đường. (We lost our way.)
  • Noun (Sugar):
    • ấy cho hai thìa đường vào cà phê. (She puts two spoons of sugar in her coffee.)
    • Mức đường trong máu của anh ấy cao. (His blood sugar level is high.)
  • Noun (Line):
    • Hãy vẽ một đường thẳng. (Draw a straight line.)
    • Trên mặt ấy những đường nhăn. (There are lines/wrinkles on her face.)
  • Noun (Method):
    • Đó không phải đường lối đúng đắn. (That is not the right way/method.)
  • Noun (Body tract):
    • Anh ấy bị nhiễm trùng đường hô hấp. (He has a respiratory tract infection.)
Advanced Usage
  • "đường đi nước bước": The ways of the world; the proper steps or procedures for doing something.
    • ấy hiểu đường đi nước bước trong kinh doanh. (She understands the ways of the world in business.)
  • "lên đường": To set off, to depart on a journey.
    • Chúng tôi sẽ lên đường vào sáng sớm. (We will set off early in the morning.)
  • "đường cùng": A dead end; a hopeless situation with no way out.
    • Công ty đã đến bước đường cùng. (The company has reached a dead end.)
Variants and Related Words
  • Đường sá (n): Roads and streets (general term for road infrastructure).
    • Đường sáthành phố rất đông đúc. (The roads in the city are very crowded.)
  • Đường phố (n): Street (often within a city or town).
  • Đường bộ (n): Road transport; land route.
  • Đường mòn (n): Trail; path.
  • Đường ngọt (n phr): Sweet talk; flattery.
  • Đường huyết (n): Blood sugar.
  • Đường dây (n): Line (e.g., telephone line, power line, or a clandestine network).
Synonyms
  • For "road/street": lối, lộ, phố, tuyến đường.
  • For "sugar": đường cát, đường kính.
  • For "line": vạch, nét, dòng, tuyến.
  • For "method": cách, lối, phương pháp, hướng.
Related Phrases
  • Hỏi đường: To ask for directions.
    • Chúng ta nên hỏi đường. (We should ask for directions.)
  • Chỉ đường: To give directions.
  • Mở đường: To pave the way; to open a road.
  • Đi đường vòng: To take a detour; to go the long way around.
Related Idioms
  • "Đường nào cũng về La ": All roads lead to Rome (there are many ways to achieve the same goal).
  • "Đường dài mới biết ngựa hay": A long road tests a horse's strength (true character is revealed over time or in adversity).
  • "Ngọt như đường cát, mặn như muối biển": As sweet as sugar, as salty as sea salt (used to describe something as being very typical or quintessential).
noun
  1. road; street; way; route
    • hỏi đường
      to ask for the way sugar