Definition

1. Noun:

   • Blanket: A large piece of woven material, often made of wool, cotton, or synthetic fibers, used on a bed for warmth.
   • Cover: A cloth used for covering or wrapping something for protection or warmth.

2. Verb:

   • To tend / to herd / to graze: To take care of and supervise livestock (like cattle, buffalo, or geese) while they feed on grass.
   • To raise / to breed: To care for and cultivate certain animals or insects, such as silkworms, for production.

Usage Examples

• Noun:

  • Trời lạnh, em cần đắp chăn. (It's cold, I need to cover myself with a blanket.)
  • Chị ấy mua một chiếc chăn len mới. (She bought a new woolen blanket.)

• Verb:

  • Cậu bé chăn trâu trên cánh đồng. (The boy tends the buffalo in the field.)
  • Ở vùng này, nhiều gia đình chăn tằm. (In this region, many families raise silkworms.)

Advanced Usage

• The verb "chăn" can be used metaphorically in some contexts to imply caring for or managing a group, though this is less common.
  • Ông ấy phải chăn một đám học sinh nghịch ngợm. (He has to herd a group of mischievous students.)

Variants and Related Words

• Chăn đơn (n): A single-layer or thin blanket.
• Chăn bông (n): A padded or quilted cotton blanket.
• Chăn len (n): A woolen blanket.
• Chăn nuôi (v): To raise livestock; animal husbandry.
  • Nông dân làm nghề chăn nuôi. (The farmer works in animal husbandry.)

Synonyms

• Noun: Cover, throw.
• Verb: Shepherd, watch over, cultivate (for silkworms).

Related Idioms

• Chăn ấm đệm êm: Literally "warm blanket, soft mattress"; figuratively describes a comfortable, wealthy, or easy life.

  • Sau nhiều năm vất vả, giờ họ sống trong chăn ấm đệm êm. (After many hard years, they now live in comfort.)

• Chăn đơn gối chiếc: Literally "a single blanket, a lone pillow"; describes a state of loneliness or sleeping alone, often implying solitude or widowhood.

  • Cụ ông sống cảnh chăn đơn gối chiếc sau khi vợ mất. (The old man lives a solitary life after his wife passed away.)

noun

1. Blanket
   • chăn len
     a woolen blanket
   • chăn bông
     a padded cotton blanket

verb

1. To tend, to graze, to pasture, to herd
   • chăn bò
     to tend oxen, to graze oxen
   • chăn ngỗng
     to tend geese
   • chăn trẻ
     to tend (farm) children
2. To breed, to raise (nói về tằm)
   • chăn tằm
     to breed silkworm