Definition

1. Verb:

   • To write down; to record; to note: To inscribe information, often in a list, register, or document for the purpose of keeping a record.
   • To write; to compose: To create a written text, such as a letter, article, or script.

2. Noun:

   • Edge; border; sideline: The outer limit or boundary of an area or object. In textiles, it refers to the selvedge of fabric. In sports, it refers to the touchline or sideline of a field.
   • (Mechanical engineering) Connecting rod: A component in an engine that connects the piston to the crankshaft.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Anh phải biên tên vào sổ. (You must jot your name down in the register.)
  • Bà ấy biên thư cho con mỗi tuần. (She writes a letter to her child every week.)
• Noun:
  • Quả bóng đã ra ngoài biên. (The ball has gone out of touch.)
  • Lụa tốt xem biên. (The quality of silk is judged by its selvedge.)

Advanced Usage

• "biên bản": minutes; official record (of a meeting).
  • Thư ký phải biên bản cuộc họp. (The secretary must take the minutes of the meeting.)
• "biên tập": to edit.
  • Cô ấy biên tập bài báo rất cẩn thận. (She edits the article very carefully.)

Variants and Related Words

• Biên giới (n): border; frontier.
  • Họ sống gần biên giới. (They live near the border.)
• Biên lai (n): receipt.
  • Hãy giữ biên lai của bạn. (Please keep your receipt.)
• Biên chép (v): to take notes; to record in writing.
  • Sinh viên cần biên chép bài giảng. (Students need to take notes on the lecture.)

Synonyms

• Verb: To note, to record, to write, to inscribe.
• Noun: Edge, margin, border, sideline, boundary.

Related Idioms

• "Vượt biên": to cross the border (often implying illegal or clandestine crossing).
  • Nhiều người đã tìm cách vượt biên. (Many people tried to cross the border.)
• "Biên địa": border region; frontier area.
  • Cuộc sống ở biên địa rất khó khăn. (Life in the border region is very hard.)

verb

1. To jot down
   • biên tên vào sổ
     to jot down a name in one's notebook, to enter one's name in a register
2. To write
   • biên thư
     to write letters

noun

1. Edge, selvedge, list, line
   • bóng ra ngoài biên
     The ball is out of the touch-line
   • lụa tốt xem biên
     a silk cloth's quality is shown by its selvedge
   • vượt biên
     to escape over the border