Definition

1. Noun:

   • Alluvial bank, flat expanse of land: A stretch of land, often flat and open, formed by sediment deposits along rivers, coasts, or emerging in large water bodies. It can also refer to any broad, open ground with a specific characteristic.
   • Waste matter: A small pile of waste, often liquid or semi-solid, excreted by the body.
   • (Informal, short for 'bãi thải'): Discarded items, junk.

2. Verb (less common, often in historical/formal contexts):

   • To end, to dismiss: To conclude a session or to dismiss from duty.
   • To abolish, to cancel: To officially end or remove something, such as a tax or a law.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Land):

  • Bãi phù sa là nơi rất màu mỡ. (An alluvial plain is a very fertile place.)
  • Trẻ em đang chơi đá bóng trên bãi cỏ. (The children are playing football on the grassy field.)
  • Xe ô tô được đậu trong bãi đỗ. (Cars are parked in the parking lot.)

• Noun (Waste):

  • Con mèo để lại một bãi nước bọt trên sàn. (The cat left a puddle of saliva on the floor.)

• Noun (Junk):

  • Anh ấy mua một chiếc xe máy bãi. (He bought a used motorcycle.)

• Verb:

  • Nhà vua đã bãi chầu sớm. (The king ended the royal audience early.)
  • Chính phủ đã bãi bỏ một số loại thuế cũ. (The government abolished some old taxes.)

Advanced Usage

• "Bãi bỏ" (verb phrase): To abolish, to annul. This is the standard modern term for formally canceling laws, regulations, or systems.

  • Hiệp định đã bị bãi bỏ. (The agreement has been annulled.)

• "Bãi thải" (noun): A scrapyard, a dump; or the act of discarding.

  • Chiếc xe cũ bị đưa ra bãi thải. (The old car was taken to the scrapyard.)

Variants and Related Words

• Bãi biển (noun): Beach. A sandy or pebbly shore by the sea.

  • Chúng tôi đi nghỉ ở bãi biển Đà Nẵng. (We went on vacation to Da Nang beach.)

• Bãi chợ (noun): Market ground, open-air market area.

  • Bãi chợ trống trơn sau giờ tan chợ. (The market ground was empty after the market closed.)

• Bãi tập (noun): Training ground, drill ground.

  • Các cầu thủ ra bãi tập lúc 6 giờ sáng. (The players went to the training ground at 6 a.m.)

Synonyms

• Khoảng đất, mặt bằng (noun): Tract of land, ground.
• Bến, bờ (noun): Bank, shore (for river/coastal land).
• Đống (noun): Pile, heap (for waste).
• Hủy bỏ, thôi (verb): To cancel, to stop.

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

• Bãi miễn (verb): To dismiss (from a position), to relieve of duty.

  • Viên quan tham nhũng bị bãi miễn. (The corrupt official was dismissed from his post.)

• Bãi công (verb/noun): To go on strike; a strike.

  • Công nhân bãi công đòi tăng lương. (The workers went on strike demanding higher wages.)

Related Idioms

• "Bãi bể nương dâu": Literally "the sea turns into mulberry fields". An idiom describing great changes over time (similar to "the sands of time").

  • Cuộc đời nhiều lúc thật bãi bể nương dâu. (Life sometimes undergoes such great changes.)

• "Tan đàn xẻ nghé": Literally "the herd disperses, the calves scatter". While not containing "bãi", it shares the concept of dissolution or ending conveyed by the verb "bãi" (to dismiss, to end).

  • Công ty phá sản, nhân viên tan đàn xẻ nghé. (The company went bankrupt, and the employees scattered.)

noun

1. Bank
   • bãi phù sa
     an alluvial plain
   • bãi dâu
     a mulberry-grown alluvial plain
2. Expanse, ground
   • bãi sa mạc
     an expanse of desert
   • bãi đá bóng
     a football ground, a football pitch
   • bãi tha ma
     a burial ground
   • bãi mìn
     a minefield
   • bãi chiến trường
     a battlefield