chạm lưới
Definition
- Verb:
- To touch the net (in sports): To make contact with the net during play, especially in racket sports like tennis, badminton, or table tennis. This often results in a specific call or rule application, such as a "let" where the point is replayed.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Trong tennis, nếu giao bóng chạm lưới nhưng vẫn vào ô hợp lệ, trọng tài sẽ hô "let" và tay vợt được giao bóng lại. (In tennis, if a serve touches the net but still lands in the correct service box, the umpire calls "let" and the server gets to serve again.)
- Cú đập cầu của anh ấy rất mạnh, may mà không chạm lưới. (His smash was very powerful, luckily it didn't touch the net.)
Advanced Usage
- "bóng chạm lưới": This common noun phrase means "a ball that touches the net" and is often the subject or object in a sentence describing the event.
- Bóng chạm lưới là tình huống thường thấy trong các môn thể thao dùng vợt. (A ball touching the net is a common situation in racket sports.)
Variants and Related Words
- Chạm (verb): To touch, to make contact with.
- Lưới (noun): Net. This word is used for various types of nets (sports, fishing, etc.).
Synonyms
- Đụng lưới (verb): To hit the net. This is a very close synonym, often used interchangeably with "chạm lưới".
Related Phrases / Terminology
- Let / Net ball (noun): The official term for a point that is replayed because the ball touched the net on a serve (in tennis, badminton, etc.) and landed in the correct area. This is the direct consequence of "chạm lưới" on a serve.
- Trọng tài cho một quả let vì bóng chạm lưới. (The umpire awarded a let because the ball touched the net.)