Definition

1. Adjective:

   • Diagonal, slanting, oblique: Describes something positioned or oriented at an angle, not horizontal or vertical.
   • Crossed, crosswise, crisscross: Describes lines, paths, or objects that intersect or lie across each other.

2. Noun:

   • Diagonal cloth: A type of fabric woven with a distinct diagonal line or pattern on its surface.
   • Corner, fold (of fabric): A triangular piece or corner of a piece of cloth, often used for wrapping or carrying items (used in specific combinations).

Usage Examples

• Adjective:

  • Anh ấy cắt chéo tờ giấy. (He cut the paper diagonally.)
  • Những con đường chéo nhau trong khu phố cổ. (The streets crisscross in the old quarter.)
  • Cầu thủ đập chéo bóng sang góc xa. (The player drove the ball obliquely to the far corner.)

• Noun:

  • Cô ấy mua một mét vải chéo để may váy. (She bought a meter of diagonal cloth to sew a dress.)
  • Bà gói thức ăn vào chéo khăn. (She wrapped the food in the corner of a cloth.)

Advanced Usage

• chéo cánh sẻ: Describes something worn diagonally across the chest (like a sash) or a crossfire.

  • Người lính đeo súng chéo cánh sẻ. (The soldier carries his rifle diagonally across his chest.)
  • Họ bố trí hỏa lực chéo cánh sẻ. (They set up a crossfire.)

• chéo góc: Diagonal, corner-to-corner.

  • Hãy kẻ một đường chéo góc trong hình vuông. (Draw a diagonal line in the square.)

Variants and Related Words

• cheo chéo (reduplicative form, adjective): Slightly oblique, a little bit diagonal. This form softens or reduces the degree.

  • Tấm bảng bị treo cheo chéo. (The sign was hung a little crooked.)

• cơ chéo (noun, anatomy): Oblique muscle.

  • Bài tập này giúp làm săn chắc cơ chéo bụng. (This exercise helps tone the abdominal oblique muscles.)

• ma trận chéo (noun, mathematics): Diagonal matrix.

Synonyms

• xiên: Slanting, oblique.
• chéo góc: Diagonal (specifically corner-to-corner).
• giao nhau: To intersect (for the "crossed" meaning).

Related Phrases and Idioms

• cắt chéo: To cut on the bias/diagonally.

  • Thợ may cắt chéo vải để tạo độ mềm mại. (The tailor cuts the fabric on the bias to create drape.)

• đan chéo: To cross, to intertwine (e.g., fingers, legs).

  • Cô bé đan chéo hai tay lại. (The little girl crossed her hands.)

• đeo chéo: To wear (something) diagonally across the body.

  • Anh ấy đeo chéo chiếc túi. (He wears the bag across his body.)

adj

1. Diagonal, bias, slanting, oblique
   • cắt chéo mảnh vải
     to cut a piece of cloth on the bias
   • nhảy chéo sang một bên
     to jump obliquely sideways
   • đập chéo bóng
     to drive the ball obliquely
2. Crossed, crosswise, crisscross
   • đường ngang ngõ tắt chéo nhau như mắc cửi
     sideways and lanes crisscross like a weaving pattern
   • đan chéo
     To knit crosswise, to plait crosswise
   • bắn chéo cánh sẻ
     to fire crosswise, to lay a cross fire

noun

1. Diagonal cloth