cháy nắng
Definition
Noun:
- Sunburn: A condition where the skin becomes red, painful, and sometimes blistered due to overexposure to the ultraviolet rays of the sun.
Verb (to be sunburned):
- To get sunburned: To suffer damage to the skin from excessive exposure to sunlight.
Usage Examples
Noun:
- Anh ấy bị cháy nắng sau một ngày ở biển. (He has sunburn after a day at the beach.)
- Cháy nắng có thể rất đau và gây tổn thương da lâu dài. (Sunburn can be very painful and cause long-term skin damage.)
Verb:
- Tôi dễ bị cháy nắng nên luôn phải bôi kem chống nắng. (I get sunburned easily so I always have to apply sunscreen.)
- Nếu bạn không đội mũ, bạn sẽ cháy nắng đấy. (If you don't wear a hat, you will get sunburned.)
Advanced Usage
- "bị cháy nắng nặng": to have a severe sunburn.
- Cô ấy bị cháy nắng nặng đến mức phải đi khám bác sĩ. (She had such a severe sunburn that she had to see a doctor.)
Variants and Related Words
- Cháy nắng is a compound noun. Its components are:
- Cháy (verb): to burn.
- Nắng (noun): sunlight, sun.
- Cảm nắng (noun/verb): sunstroke, heatstroke (a different condition caused by overheating).
- Rám nắng (noun/verb): tan, suntan (skin darkening from sun exposure, not necessarily painful).
Synonyms
- Bỏng nắng: sunburn (less common, literal translation is "sun scorch").
Related Phrases
- Kem chống nắng: sunscreen.
- Áo chống nắng: sun-protective clothing.
- Đội mũ chống nắng: to wear a sun hat.
Related Idioms
- Đen như cháy nắng: (simile) as dark/tanned as if sunburned; used to describe someone with very dark skin, often from sun exposure.
- Sau kỳ nghỉ hè, da nó đen như cháy nắng. (After the summer holiday, his skin is as dark as if sunburned.)
