bén

adj  

• Sharp
  • dao bén
    a sharp knife

verb  

• To touch, to set
  • lúc nào cũng vội vã, chân bước không bén đất
    always in a hurry, he walks so fast that his feet hardly touch the ground
  • nó không dám bén chân đến nhà bạn nó
    he dares not set foot in his friend's house
  • theo bén gót
    to follow someone (as close as) to touch his heels, to follow on someone's heels

• To catch
  • lửa bén vào mái tranh
    the fire caught the straw roof