Definition

1. Noun:

   • Ice: Water frozen solid, typically found in nature in cold climates.
   • Band, Bandage, Tape: A long, narrow strip of material (cloth, paper, magnetic, etc.) used for a specific purpose, such as dressing a wound, recording, or as a decorative ribbon.
   • Gang: A group of criminals or bandits operating together.
   • Magazine, Clip (for firearms): A container holding ammunition, ready to be fed into a firearm.

2. Verb:

   • To bandage, To dress: To cover and protect a wound with a bandage or dressing.
   • To cross, To traverse: To go across or through an area directly, often taking a shortcut or pathless route.
   • (Archaic, of a monarch) To pass away, To die: Used historically to announce the death of a king or emperor.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Ice):
  • Trời lạnh đến nỗi nước trong cốc cũng đóng băng. (It was so cold that the water in the glass froze into ice.)
  • Tàu phá băng mở đường qua biển Bắc Cực. (The icebreaker cleared a path through the Arctic Sea.)
• Noun (Band/Tape):
  • Y tá thay băng cho vết thương mỗi ngày. (The nurse changes the bandage on the wound every day.)
  • Chúng tôi nghe lại cuộn băng ghi âm buổi phỏng vấn. (We listened back to the recording tape of the interview.)
• Noun (Gang):
  • Cảnh sát vừa bắt giữ một băng trộm xe máy. (The police just arrested a motorcycle theft gang.)
• Verb (To bandage):
  • Sau khi sát trùng, bác sĩ băng vết bỏng cẩn thận. (After disinfecting, the doctor bandaged the burn carefully.)
• Verb (To cross):
  • Để đến trường nhanh hơn, lũ trẻ thường băng qua cánh đồng. (To get to school faster, the children often cut across the field.)

Advanced Usage

• "băng băng" (adverb): Very swiftly, rapidly, and unimpeded.
  • Chiếc xe trượt tuyết lao băng băng xuống dốc núi. (The sleigh sped swiftly down the mountain slope.)
• "trắng băng" (adjective phrase): Completely white across an entire area.
  • Sau trận bão tuyết, cả thành phố chìm trong màu trắng băng. (After the snowstorm, the entire city was submerged in a blanket of white.)

Variants and Related Words

• Băng đạn (n): Ammunition clip or magazine.
  • Anh ta lắp băng đạn mới vào súng. (He loaded a new magazine into the gun.)
• Băng rôn (n): Banner, placard (often for advertising or slogans).
  • Cổng chào được treo đầy băng rôn chúc mừng. (The gate was hung with many congratulatory banners.)
• Băng qua (v): To cross over (emphasizing the act of crossing).
  • Hãy nhìn cả hai phía trước khi băng qua đường. (Look both ways before crossing the street.)

Synonyms

• Ice: Frost, glacial ice.
• Bandage: Dressing, gauze.
• Gang: Band, crew, ring.
• To cross: To traverse, to cut across.
• To bandage: To dress, to wrap.

Related Idioms

• Vượt suối băng rừng: To ford streams and traverse forests; meaning to overcome great difficulties and obstacles on a journey.
  • Đội thám hiểm phải vượt suối băng rừng để đến được khu di tích. (The expedition had to ford streams and traverse forests to reach the ruins.)
• (Vua) đã băng / băng hà: (The king) has passed away.
  • Theo sử sách, vị vua đó đã băng vào năm 1802. (According to historical records, that king passed away in 1802.)

noun

1. Ice
   • tảng băng
     an ice block
   • tàu phá băng
     an ice-breaker
   • sông đóng băng
     the river froze
2. Ribbon, tape, band
   • băng báo
     a newspaper band
   • mang băng tang
     to wear a mourning band
   • băng máy chữ
     a typewriter's ribbon
   • băng ghi âm
     recording tape, magnetic tape