bai

Thân thiện

Anh thợ dùng cái bai để trát tường.

Definition

1. Noun:

   • Trowel: A small handheld tool with a flat, pointed blade, used for applying, spreading, or shaping plaster, mortar, or similar materials.
   • Spade: A small shovel, typically used for gardening tasks like digging small holes or moving soil.

2. Verb:

   • To loosen: To make something less tight or compact.
   • To stretch: To extend or draw out something to make it longer or tighter.

Usage Examples

• Noun:

  • Anh ấy dùng cái bai để trát vữa. (He uses the trowel to apply mortar.)
  • Cô ấy trồng hoa bằng một cái bai nhỏ. (She plants flowers with a small spade.)

• Verb:

  • Bạn cần bai sợi dây này ra một chút. (You need to loosen this rope a bit.)
  • Người thợ da sẽ bai miếng da cho thật phẳng. (The leatherworker will stretch the leather until it is very flat.)

Advanced Usage

• The verb "bai" is less common in modern general Vietnamese and may be found in specific technical or regional contexts related to crafting, construction, or agriculture.

Variants and Related Words

• Bai hồ (n): A specific type of trowel used for applying adhesive paste.
• Bai xới (n): A spade used for tilling or turning soil.

Synonyms

• Noun: Trowel, spade, hand shovel.
• Verb: Loosen, slacken, stretch, extend.

Related Idioms

• : To stretch a story (to exaggerate or prolong a narrative).
  • Đừng có bai câu chuyện đó ra nữa. (Don't stretch that story out any longer.)

Học thuật

noun

1. Trowel
2. Spade

verb

1. To loose, to stretch