chèn
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Definition
Verb:
- To wedge, to chock, to secure by inserting an object: To firmly fix something in place by inserting a wedge, block, or other object into a gap to prevent movement.
- To block, to obstruct (often in sports or traffic): To deliberately cut in front of or impede the movement of another person or vehicle.
- (Computing) To insert: To add characters or data into a specific position within existing text or code.
Noun:
- Chock, wedge: A physical object, often made of wood or concrete, used to prevent something (like a wheel) from moving.
- (Mining) A prop, a strut: A bar or slab used to fill the space between a support and the tunnel wall in mining.
Usage Examples
Verb:
- Anh ấy chèn một hòn đá sau bánh xe để xe không bị trôi. (He wedged a stone behind the wheel to keep the car from rolling.)
- Luật cấm các cầu thủ chèn đối phương một cách nguy hiểm. (The rules prohibit players from obstructing opponents dangerously.)
- Bạn cần chèn thêm một dòng mã vào đây. (You need to insert an extra line of code here.)
Noun:
- Hãy lấy chèn ra trước khi lái xe. (Take the chock out before driving.)
- Công nhân đang lắp các thanh chèn trong hầm mỏ. (Workers are installing support props in the mine tunnel.)
Advanced Usage
"chèn ép": To oppress, to squeeze out (often in business or competition). This is a compound verb.
- Công ty lớn thường chèn ép các doanh nghiệp nhỏ. (Large companies often squeeze out small businesses.)
"chèn vào": To wedge into, to insert into. This is a phrasal verb.
- Cô ấy chèn tấm danh thiếp vào cuốn sách. (She wedged the business card into the book.)
Variants and Related Words
- Sự chèn ép (n): Oppression, the act of squeezing out.
- Cái chèn (n): The chock/wedge object itself.
- Chêm (v): A near-synonym meaning to wedge or plug. is often used interchangeably with in the physical wedging sense.
Synonyms
- Verb: Kẹp chặt (to clamp), cố định (to fix), chặn lại (to block), cản (to obstruct), thêm vào (to add - in computing context).
- Noun: Cái kê (a prop), vật chặn (a stopper).
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)
- Chèn lấp: To fill and block (e.g., a mine shaft). This is a compound verb.
- Sau khi khai thác, họ phải chèn lấp đường hầm. (After mining, they must fill and block the tunnel.)
Related Idioms
- "Chèn vai sát cánh": This is not a standard idiom. The standard idiom is "sát cánh bên nhau" (to stand side by side). is not typically used in common Vietnamese idioms.
verb
- To chock, to make fast with
- chôn cọc, chèn thêm vài hòn đáto drive a skate in and make it fast with a few stones
- chèn (bánh xe) cho khỏi lăn xuống dốcto chock a car and prevent it from rolling down the slope
- To cut in deliberately, to block
- chiếc xe trước chèn chiếc xe sau một cách trái phépthe car in front cut in deliberately against the regulations
- cầu thủ bóng đá chèn nhauthe football-plyers blocked each other
noun
- Choke
- chuẩn bị sẵn chèn khi đẩy xe bò lên dốcto have a choke ready when pushing an ox-cart up the slope