Definition

1. Noun:

   • A barrier: A physical object used to block or close off a passage or entrance.
   • A specific card game: A traditional Vietnamese card game (also called chắn cạ) played with a 120-card deck, where a winning hand consists of pairs (chắn) and triplets.

2. Verb:

   • To block, to bar, to obstruct: To physically prevent movement or passage.
   • To partition, to divide: To separate one area into smaller sections using a barrier.

Usage Examples

• Noun:

  • Nhấc chắn cho xe xuống phà. (Lift the barrier for the car to board the ferry.)
  • Ông ấy rất thích đánh chắn. (He really likes playing the card game chắn.)

• Verb:

  • Cây đổ chắn ngang đường. (The fallen tree blocked the road.)
  • Họ dùng ván gỗ để chắn buồng làm hai phòng nhỏ. (They used wooden planks to partition the room into two small ones.)

Advanced Usage

• "chắn cạ": Another name for the chắn card game.

  • Chắn cạ là một trò chơi bài truyền thống. (Chắn cạ is a traditional card game.)

• "chắn bóng" (sports): To block or save a ball (e.g., in soccer).

  • Thủ môn chắn bóng xuất sắc. (The goalkeeper made an excellent save.)

Variants and Related Words

• Chắn gió (v/n): To act as a windbreak; a windbreak.

  • Hàng cây được trồng để chắn gió. (The tree line was planted as a windbreak.)

• Rào chắn (n): A fence, a barricade.

  • Cảnh sát dựng rào chắn. (The police set up barricades.)

Synonyms

• Block: To obstruct movement.
• Barrier: A fence or other obstacle.
• Obstruct: To be in the way of.
• Partition: A dividing structure.

Related Idioms

• Chắn đường chắn lối: To completely block the way; to obstruct progress.
  • Đám đông chắn đường chắn lối. (The crowd completely blocked the way.)

noun

1. chắn cạ Game of cards with each hand consisting of pairs
2. Barrier
   • nhấc chắn cho xe xuống phà
     to lift the barrier for a car to board a ferry-boat

verb

1. To block, to bar, to obstruct, to stop, to hold back
   • chắn dòng nước
     to hold back a stream
   • trồng cây chắn gió
     to grow trees to stop winds
   • núi chắn ngang tầm mắt
     the mountain blocked our view
   • chắn bóng
     to stop a ball
2. To partition
   • chắn buồng làm hai phòng nhỏ