chòm

Thân thiện

Chòm cây xanh mọc trên đỉnh đồi.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A grove or thicket: A small, distinct group of trees or plants growing closely together.
   • A tuft or clump: A small bunch of strands or fibers, such as hair, grass, or feathers, held or growing together at the base.
   • A small hamlet: A tiny, often isolated, cluster of houses; a very small village or settlement.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Phía sau nhà có một chòm cây nhỏ. (There is a small grove of trees behind the house.)
  • Ông cụ có chòm râu dài, bạc trắng. (The old man has a long, silvery-white tuft of beard.)
  • Họ sống trong một chòm nhỏ ven sông. (They live in a small hamlet by the river.)

Advanced Usage

• "chòm sao": constellation (a group of stars forming a recognizable pattern).
  • Chòm sao Đại Hùng rất dễ nhận ra. (The Big Dipper constellation is very easy to recognize.)

Variants and Related Words

• Chòm xóm (n): neighborhood, community (referring to the people living in nearby small hamlets or clusters).
  • Tình làng nghĩa chòm xóm rất quan trọng. (The sentiment of village and neighborhood is very important.)

Synonyms

• Grove: a small group of trees.
• Tuft: a bunch of soft, flexible things like hair or grass.
• Clump: a compact mass of a particular material.
• Hamlet: a small settlement.

Related Idioms

• Chòm trên xóm dưới: The upper hamlet and the lower hamlet (an idiom referring to the entire local community or neighborhood).
  • Tin đồn lan nhanh trong chòm trên xóm dưới. (The rumor spread quickly throughout the entire neighborhood.)

Học thuật

noun

1. Grove, thicket, tuft
   • chòm cây
     a grove
   • râu ba chòm
     a three-tuft beard
2. Small hamlet