Definition

1. Verb:

   • To burn; to set fire to: To cause something to be consumed by fire, often intentionally.
   • To light; to ignite: To start a flame on something like a lamp, candle, or stove.
   • To sting; to bite: Used for insects or creatures that pierce the skin, causing pain or irritation (e.g., mosquitoes, bees).

2. Noun:

   • Internode: In botany, a segment or section between two joints on a plant stem (e.g., bamboo, sugarcane).
   • Phalanx: In anatomy, a bone of a finger or toe.

Usage Examples

• Verb (to burn/light):
  • Anh ấy đốt lá khô trong vườn. (He burns the dry leaves in the garden.)
  • Bà tôi thường đốt đèn dầu vào buổi tối. (My grandmother usually lights the oil lamp in the evening.)
• Verb (to sting/bite):
  • Con ong đốt vào tay tôi. (A bee stung my hand.)
• Noun:
  • Cây mía có nhiều đốt. (The sugarcane plant has many internodes.)
  • Đốt ngón tay bị gãy trong tai nạn. (The phalanx of the finger was broken in the accident.)

Advanced Usage

• "đốt cháy": to burn something completely; can be used figuratively for intense effort or passion.
  • Cô ấy đốt cháy giai đoạn để hoàn thành dự án. (She burned through the phase to complete the project.)
• "đốt tiền": to spend money wastefully or extravagantly.
  • Anh ta cứ đốt tiền vào những trò chơi vô bổ. (He just burns money on useless games.)

Variants and Related Words

• Đốt nóng (v): to heat up, to make something hot.
  • Đốt nóng sắt trước khi rèn. (Heat the iron before forging.)
• Thiêu đốt (v): to incinerate, to burn fiercely (often for destruction).
  • Ngọn lửa thiêu đốt cả khu rừng. (The fire incinerated the entire forest.)

Synonyms

• Burn: to be on fire or set on fire.
• Ignite: to start burning.
• Sting: to pierce with a sharp organ (like an insect).

Related Idioms

• Nắng như thiêu như đốt: The sun is scorching hot (literally: sun as if scorching, as if burning).
  • Trời mùa hè nắng như thiêu như đốt. (The summer sun is scorching hot.)
• Đốt lòng: to cause heartache or burning anguish (figurative).
  • Lời nói của anh ấy đốt lòng cô. (His words caused her heartache.)

verb

1. to burn; to light (lamp, pipe) To fire; to kindle

verb

1. to prick; to sting; to bite
   • cô ta bị muỗi đốt
     She was bitten by mosquitoes

noun

1. (Bot) internode; (Anat) phalanx