chùm

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chùm

Chị ấy cầm một chùm nho chín mọng.

Definition
  1. Noun:
    • Cluster, Bunch: A group of similar items that are naturally joined together at a single point or gathered and held together. This is the most common meaning.
    • Pencil (Mathematics/Geometry): A set of lines, rays, or planes that all intersect at a single common point.
    • Raceme (Botany): A type of flower cluster where individual flowers are attached by short stalks along a central stem.
Usage Examples
  • Noun:
    • Mẹ mua một chùm nho. (Mother bought a bunch of grapes.)
    • Anh ấy làm rơi chùm chìa khóa. (He dropped the bunch of keys.)
    • Bài toán yêu cầu vẽ một chùm đường thẳng đồng quy. (The problem requires drawing a pencil of concurrent straight lines.)
    • Hoa của cây này mọc thành chùm rất đẹp. (The flowers of this plant grow in a raceme, very beautiful.)
Advanced Usage
  • In Music ("Tuplet"): In musical notation, a group of notes played in the time usually taken by a different number of notes. The Vietnamese term uses "chùm" with a number.

    • chùm ba: triplet (a group of three notes).
    • chùm sáu: sextuplet (a group of six notes).
  • Figurative Use for Projectiles or Streams: Used to describe a group of things emitted or flying together.

    • chùm đạn: a burst or volley of bullets.
    • chùm tia nước: a jet or spray of water.
    • chùm tia sáng: a beam or pencil of light.
Variants and Related Words
  • Chùm hoa (n): A bunch or bouquet of flowers.
  • Chùm sao (n): A cluster of stars (e.g., a star cluster).
  • Chùm rễ (n): A cluster of roots.
Synonyms
  • Bunch: A number of things grouped together (e.g., keys, bananas).
  • Cluster: A group of similar things growing or collected closely together (e.g., grapes, stars).
  • Bundle: A collection of things tied or wrapped together.
  • Pencil: A set of converging lines (mathematics).
  • Raceme: A type of inflorescence in botany.
Related Idioms and Phrases
  • Ăn cả chùm: Literally "to eat the whole cluster." This idiom, from the proverb means to accept a large quantity of something of poor quality. It implies that quality is better than quantity. (It's better to eat half a persimmon than a whole cluster of bitter figs.)
chùm

Chị ấy cầm một chùm nho chín mọng.

noun
  1. Cluster, bunch
    • chùm nho
      a bunch of grapes
    • chùm chìa khoá
      a bunch of keys
  2. Pencil
    • chùm đường thẳng
      a pencil of straight lines
  3. Raceme
    • hoa mọc thành chùm
      the flowers grow in raceme