Definition

1. Noun:
   • Key: A small, usually metal object shaped to fit into a specific lock and turn its mechanism to lock or unlock it.
2. Verb:
   • To extend, to hold out: To stretch a body part, especially a hand or arm, outward toward someone or something.
   • To show, to present: To offer or display something for someone else to see, take, or inspect.
   • To jut out, to protrude: To extend outward beyond the main line or surface of something.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Anh ấy đánh rơi chìa. (He dropped the key.)
  • Tra chìa vào ổ khóa. (Insert the key into the lock.)
• Verb:
  • Cô ấy chìa tay ra để bắt tay. (She extended her hand for a handshake.)
  • Anh ấy chìa hộ chiếu cho nhân viên kiểm tra. (He presented his passport to the officer for inspection.)
  • Mỏm đá chìa ra ngoài biển. (The rocky outcrop juts out into the sea.)

Advanced Usage

• The noun "chìa" is often part of the compound word "chìa khóa", which is the full, formal term for "key". In daily conversation, "chìa" is commonly used as a shortened form.
  • Tôi cần tìm chìa khóa xe. (I need to find the car key.)
• "Chìa vôi": Literally "to extend one's jaw", this idiom means to speak arrogantly or defiantly.
  • Đừng có chìa vôi ra nói chuyện với người lớn. (Don't talk back to your elders.)

Variants and Related Words

• Chìa khóa (n): Key (full term).
• Chìa vặn vít (n): Screwdriver (a tool).
• Chìa lòng (v): To open one's heart, to confide (figurative).
• Đưa ra (v): To put forth, to bring out (a synonym for showing/presenting).
• Nhô ra (v): To stick out, to project (a synonym for jutting out).

Synonyms

• Noun: Key.
• Verb: Extend, offer, present, display, project, protrude.

Related Idioms

• Chìa vôi: To talk back, to speak insolently (as described above).
• Chìa lưng: To turn one's back (on someone), often implying defiance or refusal to engage.
  • Nó giận nên chìa lưng ra không nói gì. (He was angry so he turned his back and said nothing.)

noun

1. Key, key-like thing
   • tra chìa vào khoá
     to insert a key in a lock

verb

1. To stretch out, to extend, to show, to produce
   • chìa tay ra đón ai
     to extend one's hand to greet someone
   • chìa cho xem tấm thẻ
     to show one's card
2. To jut out, to protrude
   • ban công chìa ra ngoài đường
     the balcony juts out over the road