Definition

1. Noun:

   • Dot, point: A small, round mark, often used in writing or to represent a tiny, distant object.
   • Full stop, period: The punctuation mark (.) used to indicate the end of a sentence.

2. Verb:

   • To put a dot; to punctuate: To place a dot or a full stop.
   • To grade, to mark: To evaluate and assign a score to a test or assignment.
   • To dip: To briefly immerse something, especially food, into a liquid or sauce.
   • To touch lightly, to reach: To come into light contact with or extend down to a certain point or level.
   • To choose, to select (colloquial): To pick or approve someone or something after consideration.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Chữ "i" có một chấm trên đầu. (The letter "i" has a dot on top.)
  • Sau một chấm, phải viết hoa. (After a full stop, you must write a capital letter.)
• Verb:
  • Giáo viên đang chấm bài thi. (The teacher is grading the exam papers.)
  • Chấm bánh mì vào nước sốt. (Dip the bread into the sauce.)
  • Mái tóc cô ấy chấm ngang vai. (Her hair reaches down to her shoulders.)
  • Ban giám khảo đã chấm bài hát đó. (The judges selected that song.)

Advanced Usage

• "chấm điểm": To give a score, to grade.
  • Bài luận được chấm điểm trên thang 10. (The essay was graded on a scale of 10.)
• "chấm câu": To punctuate a sentence.
  • Học sinh học cách chấm câu cho đúng. (Students learn how to punctuate sentences correctly.)
• "chấm dứt": To end, to terminate, to put a stop to.
  • Hai bên quyết định chấm dứt hợp đồng. (The two parties decided to terminate the contract.)

Variants and Related Words

• Dấu chấm (n): The full stop / period punctuation mark.
  • Hãy đặt dấu chấm vào cuối câu. (Place a period at the end of the sentence.)
• Chấm phẩy (n): Semicolon (;).
• Chấm than (n): Exclamation mark (!).

Synonyms

• Dot: point, speck.
• Grade: evaluate, mark, score.
• Dip: dunk, immerse.
• Touch: graze, reach.
• Choose: pick, select.

Related Idioms

• Chấm mút: To freeload, to sponge off someone (literally "to dip and suck").
  • Anh ta chỉ biết chấm mút gia đình. (He only knows how to sponge off his family.)
• Chấm hết: The end, full stop (used for emphasis).
  • Tôi không đồng ý, chấm hết! (I do not agree, period!)

noun

1. Dot, point
   • chiếc máy bay bay xa chỉ còn là một chấm đen trên trời
     the plane flew off to become only a small black dot in the sky
   • chữ " i " có một chấm trên đầu
     the letter "i" has a dot on it
2. Full stop, period
   • sau một chấm, phải viết hoa
     after a full stop, the first letter must be a capital one

verb

1. To put a dot, to make a dot; to put a full stop, to make a full stop
   • hết câu phải chấm
     after each sentence, we must put a full stop
   • chấm câu
     to put stops in a sentence; to punctuate a sentence
   • chấm ảnh
     to retouch photographs