Definition

1. Verb:

   • To wedge, to chock, to secure by inserting an object: To firmly fix something in place by inserting a wedge, block, or other object into a gap to prevent movement.
   • To block, to obstruct (often in sports or traffic): To deliberately cut in front of or impede the movement of another person or vehicle.
   • (Computing) To insert: To add characters or data into a specific position within existing text or code.

2. Noun:

   • Chock, wedge: A physical object, often made of wood or concrete, used to prevent something (like a wheel) from moving.
   • (Mining) A prop, a strut: A bar or slab used to fill the space between a support and the tunnel wall in mining.

Usage Examples

• Verb:

  • Anh ấy chèn một hòn đá sau bánh xe để xe không bị trôi. (He wedged a stone behind the wheel to keep the car from rolling.)
  • Luật cấm các cầu thủ chèn đối phương một cách nguy hiểm. (The rules prohibit players from obstructing opponents dangerously.)
  • Bạn cần chèn thêm một dòng mã vào đây. (You need to insert an extra line of code here.)

• Noun:

  • Hãy lấy chèn ra trước khi lái xe. (Take the chock out before driving.)
  • Công nhân đang lắp các thanh chèn trong hầm mỏ. (Workers are installing support props in the mine tunnel.)

Advanced Usage

• "chèn ép": To oppress, to squeeze out (often in business or competition). This is a compound verb.

  • Công ty lớn thường chèn ép các doanh nghiệp nhỏ. (Large companies often squeeze out small businesses.)

• "chèn vào": To wedge into, to insert into. This is a phrasal verb.

  • Cô ấy chèn tấm danh thiếp vào cuốn sách. (She wedged the business card into the book.)

Variants and Related Words

• Sự chèn ép (n): Oppression, the act of squeezing out.
• Cái chèn (n): The chock/wedge object itself.
• Chêm (v): A near-synonym meaning to wedge or plug. is often used interchangeably with in the physical wedging sense.

Synonyms

• Verb: Kẹp chặt (to clamp), cố định (to fix), chặn lại (to block), cản (to obstruct), thêm vào (to add - in computing context).
• Noun: Cái kê (a prop), vật chặn (a stopper).

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

• Chèn lấp: To fill and block (e.g., a mine shaft). This is a compound verb.
  • Sau khi khai thác, họ phải chèn lấp đường hầm. (After mining, they must fill and block the tunnel.)

Related Idioms

• "Chèn vai sát cánh": This is not a standard idiom. The standard idiom is "sát cánh bên nhau" (to stand side by side). is not typically used in common Vietnamese idioms.

verb

1. To chock, to make fast with
   • chôn cọc, chèn thêm vài hòn đá
     to drive a skate in and make it fast with a few stones
   • chèn (bánh xe) cho khỏi lăn xuống dốc
     to chock a car and prevent it from rolling down the slope
2. To cut in deliberately, to block
   • chiếc xe trước chèn chiếc xe sau một cách trái phép
     the car in front cut in deliberately against the regulations
   • cầu thủ bóng đá chèn nhau
     the football-plyers blocked each other

noun

1. Choke
   • chuẩn bị sẵn chèn khi đẩy xe bò lên dốc
     to have a choke ready when pushing an ox-cart up the slope