chận
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Definition
- Verb:
- To block, to obstruct, to stop: To physically prevent someone or something from moving forward or passing through a point. This is the primary meaning, equivalent to the standard word "chặn".
- To intercept: To stop or catch something while it is in motion.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Anh ấy chận cửa lại không cho tôi vào. (He blocked the door to prevent me from entering.)
- Cảnh sát chận chiếc xe đang chạy quá tốc độ. (The police stopped the speeding car.)
- Thủ môn chận được quả bóng. (The goalkeeper intercepted the ball.)
Advanced Usage
- "chận đứng": to stop something decisively, to bring to a halt (often used for abstract things like progress, a plan, or a trend).
- Chính phủ đang tìm cách chận đứng lạm phát. (The government is looking for ways to halt inflation.)
Variants and Related Words
- Chặn (Standard form): The standard, more common verb with the same meanings as "chận". "Chận" is often considered a regional/dialectal variant.
- Họ chặn đường không cho xe đi qua. (They blocked the road, not allowing cars to pass.)
Synonyms
- Cản: to hinder, to obstruct.
- Ngăn: to prevent, to obstruct.
- Đón: to intercept, to meet (specifically for intercepting a moving object or person).
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)
- Chận họng: (colloquial) to shut someone up, to stop someone from talking (literally: to block the throat).
- Anh ta định phản bác nhưng bị chận họng ngay. (He intended to object but was immediately shut up.)
Related Idioms
- Chận đầu... chận đuôi: (idiomatic) to block every possible way, to leave no way out.
- Họ chận đầu chận đuôi, tôi không thể nào thoát được. (They blocked every way; I couldn't possibly escape.)
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