chú
Học thuậtThân thiện
Definition
Noun:
- Uncle (father's younger brother): A term for one's father's younger brother.
- Affectionate term for a man of one's father's generation: A respectful and affectionate form of address for a man considered to be of one's father's generation, often younger.
- Affectionate term for a boy or young man: A friendly, sometimes endearing, term used to refer to or address a boy or a young man.
- Personified term for animals: A humorous, personifying term used for animals in stories or casual speech.
- Incantation, spell: A magical formula or chant (shortened form of "thần chú").
Verb:
- To annotate, to note: To add explanatory notes or comments to a text.
- To chant an incantation: To recite a magical spell (used in a limited context).
- To fix (one's gaze): To direct and hold one's eyes on something (used in a limited, literary context).
Usage Examples
Noun (Uncle):
- Chú của tôi là em trai của bố tôi. (My uncle is my father's younger brother.)
- Chú ơi, chú có khỏe không? (Uncle, how are you?) - Addressing a paternal uncle or a respected older man.
Noun (Young man/boy):
- Chú bé đó rất ngoan. (That little boy is very well-behaved.)
- Hai chú công an đang giúp người dân. (The two young policemen are helping the people.)
Noun (Personified animal):
- Chú mèo đang ngủ trên ghế. (The kitty is sleeping on the chair.) - Using "chú" adds a touch of endearment.
Noun (Incantation):
- Phù thủy lẩm nhẩm đọc chú. (The sorcerer muttered an incantation.)
Verb (To annotate):
- Giáo viên chú thích những từ khó trong bài. (The teacher annotated the difficult words in the lesson.)
- Anh ấy chú giải cuốn sách cổ rất cẩn thận. (He annotated the ancient book very carefully.)
Verb (To fix gaze - limited use):
- Cô ấy chú mắt nhìn vào bức tranh. (She fixed her eyes on the painting.)
Advanced Usage
- "Chú ý": To pay attention, to take note. This is a very common compound verb.
- Học sinh phải chú ý nghe giảng. (Students must pay attention to the lecture.)
- "Được chú trọng": To be emphasized, to be given importance.
- Vấn đề an toàn thực phẩm được chú trọng. (Food safety is emphasized.)
Variants and Related Words
- Chú thích (n/v): Note, annotation; to annotate.
- Phần chú thích ở cuối trang. (The notes at the bottom of the page.)
- Chú giải (n/v): Commentary, explanation; to comment, to explain.
- Cuốn sách có phần chú giải chi tiết. (The book has a detailed commentary section.)
- Chú tâm (v): To concentrate, to focus one's mind.
- Anh ấy cần chú tâm vào công việc. (He needs to concentrate on his work.)
- Chú ruột (n): Biological paternal uncle (father's younger brother).
- Chú rể (n): Groom.
- Thần chú (n): Incantation, spell (full form).
Synonyms
- Cậu (n): Maternal uncle (mother's brother). Also used informally for young men.
- Bác (n): Uncle (father's older brother). A more formal/respectful term for an older man.
- Ghi chú (v): To note down, to jot down.
- Chăm chú (v/adj): To be attentive, absorbed in.
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)
Note: As a monosyllabic word, "chú" primarily forms compound words rather than phrasal verbs in the English sense. Key compounds are listed above.
Related Idioms
- "Sẩy cha còn chú, sẩy mẹ bú dì": (Proverb) Literally "If you lose your father, you still have your uncle; if you lose your mother, you suckle your aunt." Means extended family can provide support.
- "Chú ý" (as an idiom/command): "Pay attention!" or "Heads up!"
- Chú ý! Đường trơn. (Heads up! The road is slippery.)
noun
- Uncle (younger brother of one's father), uncle (affectionate form of address)
- chú ruộtUncle (one's father's younger brother)
- (Affectionate appellation and address used with little boys)
- (Form of address and appellation used with young men)
- (Ironical form of address and appellation used with personified animals)
- (Affectionate, considerate or familiar form of address and appellation used with men regarded as equal to one's uncle, younger brother)
- Thần chúIncantation, spell
- phù thủy đọc chúa sorcerer uttered his incantation