đun
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Definition
- Verb:
- To heat, to boil, to warm: The primary meaning of "đun" is to apply heat to something, typically a liquid or food, using a heat source like a fire or stove, in order to raise its temperature, often to the point of boiling.
- To push, to shove: A secondary, less common meaning is to push something, often a vehicle, to make it move, especially when it has stalled or is on a slope.
Usage Examples
To heat/boil:
- Cô ấy đang đun nước để pha trà. (She is boiling water to make tea.)
- Hãy đun sữa lên một chút trước khi cho em bé uống. (Please warm the milk a little before giving it to the baby.)
- Đun nhỏ lửa cho nước sốt sánh lại. (Simmer the sauce over low heat until it thickens.)
To push/shove:
- Xe tôi bị chết máy, chúng tôi phải đun nó vào lề đường. (My car stalled, we had to push it to the roadside.)
- Đoạn đường này dốc quá, phải đun xe mới lên được. (This road is too steep; you have to shove the vehicle to get up.)
Advanced Usage
- "Đun đi đun lại": To reheat something repeatedly. Often used figuratively to mean revisiting an old topic or argument.
- Chuyện cũ đừng đun đi đun lại nữa. (Don't keep bringing up old matters.)
- "Đun nấu": A compound verb meaning to cook (by applying heat). This is listed here as it is a common collocation, but note it combines "đun" with "nấu" (to cook).
- Cô ấy đun nấu rất khéo. (She cooks very skillfully.)
Variants and Related Words
- Đun nóng (verb phrase): To heat up.
- Đun nóng chảo trước khi cho dầu vào. (Heat up the pan before adding oil.)
- Nấu (verb): To cook. While "đun" focuses on the application of heat, "nấu" is the broader act of cooking.
- Hâm (verb): To reheat (usually food).
- Đẩy (verb): To push. This is the more general and common verb for "to push," whereas "đun" in this sense is specific to situations like pushing vehicles.
Synonyms
- Đun (nghĩa làm nóng): Đốt nóng (to heat by burning), Làm nóng (to make hot), Nấu (to cook/boil).
- Đun (nghĩa đẩy): Đẩy (to push), Xô (to shove).
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)
- Đun lên: To heat/boil something up.
- Đun súp lên trước khi ăn. (Heat the soup up before eating.)
- Đun sôi: To bring to a boil.
- Đun sôi nước trong 5 phút. (Boil the water for 5 minutes.)
- Đun nhỏ lửa: To simmer (to cook over low heat).
- Sau khi sôi, đun nhỏ lửa trong 20 phút. (After boiling, simmer for 20 minutes.)
Related Idioms
- Đun sôi nước sông cũng không có cá: Literally "Even if you boil the river water, you won't get fish." This idiom means that no matter how much effort you put into a hopeless situation, you will not get the desired result. It criticizes futile effort.
- Anh ấy cứ cố làm việc đó, nhưng đun sôi nước sông cũng không có cá đâu. (He keeps trying to do that, but it's a futile effort; he won't succeed.)
verb
- to heat; to boil; to warm to push; to shove