biệt tăm
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Definition
- Verb:
- To disappear completely, to vanish without a trace: "biệt tăm" describes the action of a person or thing disappearing so thoroughly that no sign or information about their whereabouts remains.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Anh ấy đã biệt tăm sau vụ tai nạn. (He vanished without a trace after the accident.)
- Chiếc máy bay biệt tăm trên biển Thái Bình Dương. (The airplane disappeared without a trace over the Pacific Ocean.)
- Kẻ trộm đã biệt tăm cùng số tiền. (The thief disappeared without a trace along with the money.)
Advanced Usage
- "biệt tăm biệt tích": This is a stronger, more emphatic phrase combining "biệt tăm" with "biệt tích" (to be missing, to have disappeared). It intensifies the meaning of a complete and mysterious disappearance.
- Nhà thám hiểm đã biệt tăm biệt tích trong rừng già. (The explorer vanished without a trace in the primeval forest.)
Variants and Related Words
- Biệt tích (verb): To be missing, to have disappeared (often used in formal contexts like reports).
- Anh ta đã bị báo cáo là biệt tích. (He was reported missing.)
- Mất tích (verb): To be missing, to disappear. This is a more common and general synonym.
- Đứa trẻ đã mất tích hai ngày. (The child has been missing for two days.)
Synonyms
- Bặt vô âm tín: To cease all communication, to not send any news (emphasizes the lack of contact).
- Tan biến: To dissolve, to vanish (can be used for physical or abstract things).
- Bốc hơi (slang): To evaporate, to vanish (informal, often humorous or critical).
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)
Note: As "biệt tăm" is a Vietnamese verb, the concept of English phrasal verbs does not apply directly. Instead, here are common verb phrases using "biệt tăm". - Đi biệt tăm: To go away and vanish. - Nó đã đi biệt tăm từ năm ngoái. (He went away and vanished last year.)
Related Idioms
- Như bóng ma, như khói tỏa: Like a ghost, like dispersing smoke (describes a silent, complete disappearance).
- Tên cướp biến mất khỏi hiện trường như khói tỏa. (The robber vanished from the scene like dispersing smoke.)
- Gone without (leaving) a trace