Definition

1. Verb:
   • To cut down; to chop down: The primary meaning of "đẵn" is to fell or sever a tree or a large plant by striking it with a heavy, sharp tool like an axe.
   • To chop (into sections): It can also refer to the action of cutting something long, like a tree trunk or a sugarcane stalk, into shorter pieces or sections.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Người tiều phu đang đẵn một cây cổ thụ. (The woodcutter is chopping down an ancient tree.)
  • Họ đẵn cây mía thành từng khúc ngắn. (They chopped the sugarcane into short sections.)

Advanced Usage

• The word "đẵn" is specific and vivid, often used in literary or descriptive contexts related to forestry, farming, or traditional manual labor. It implies a deliberate, forceful action.

Variants and Related Words

• Đốn (v): A close synonym meaning to fell or cut down trees. "Đẵn" can sometimes imply a more sectioning action compared to "đốn."
• Chặt (v): A more general verb meaning to chop or cut. "Đẵn" is often a more specific type of "chặt" used for trees or large stalks.

Synonyms

• Fell: To cut down a tree.
• Chop down: To make something fall by cutting it at the base.
• Sever: To cut through something completely.

Related Idioms

• While "đẵn" itself is not commonly found in many idioms, its action is central to imagery in literature and folk sayings about labor, nature, and clearing land.

verb

1. to cut down; to chop down