đấu
Học thuậtThân thiện
Definition
Noun:
- A peck: A traditional unit of dry volume used for measuring grains, seeds, or similar loose goods.
- A bushel: An archaic unit of volume, also used historically for measuring earth (approximately half a cubic meter).
Verb:
- To fight; to battle; to compete: To engage in a contest, struggle, or match to test skill or strength.
- To connect; to join: To link or fasten two parts together so they form a continuous whole.
- To mix; to blend: To combine different substances, especially liquids, to create a new mixture.
- To denounce; to criticize publicly: To accuse or expose someone's faults or crimes in a public forum, often in a political context.
Usage Examples
Noun:
- Mua một đấu gạo. (Buy a peck of rice.)
- Đào được năm đấu đất. (Dig five bushels of earth.)
Verb:
- Hai đội sẽ đấu với nhau vào chung kết. (The two teams will battle each other in the final.)
- Thợ điện đang đấu các dây lại với nhau. (The electrician is connecting the wires together.)
- Đấu một ít rượu vang đỏ vào nước sốt. (Blend a little red wine into the sauce.)
- Nhân dân đứng lên đấu tên tham nhũng. (The people stood up to denounce the corrupt official.)
Advanced Usage
"đấu tranh": to struggle, to fight (for a cause).
- Đấu tranh cho độc lập dân tộc. (To fight for national independence.)
"đấu thầu": to bid, to tender.
- Công ty tham gia đấu thầu dự án. (The company participates in bidding for the project.)
"đấu giá": to auction.
- Bức tranh được đấu giá với giá rất cao. (The painting was auctioned for a very high price.)
Variants and Related Words
- Đấu kiếm (v): to fence.
- Đấu vật (v): to wrestle.
- Đấu súng (v): to duel with guns.
- Đấu nối (v): to join, to splice (technical term for connecting).
Synonyms
- Fight/Compete: combat, contend, vie.
- Connect: join, link, splice.
- Mix: blend, combine, intermix.
- Denounce: condemn, expose, criticize.
Related Idioms
Chung lưng đấu cật: To join forces; to work together closely and support each other (literally: to share backs and join spines).
- Cả gia đình chung lưng đấu cật để vượt qua khó khăn. (The whole family joined forces to overcome the difficulties.)
Đấu dịu: To have a gentle, non-confrontational argument or exchange.
- Họ chỉ đấu dịu với nhau về chuyện đó. (They only had a mild debate about that matter.)
verb
- to battle; to fight