chứa

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Hồ chứa nước phục vụ cho tưới tiêu nông nghiệp.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To contain, to hold: To have something within itself or to be capable of holding something. It refers to the physical capacity of an object or space.
   • To be full of, to hold (figuratively): To embody or possess a certain quality, emotion, or meaning in a non-physical sense.
   • To harbor, to shelter, to keep: To provide a place for someone or something, often with connotations of secrecy, illegality, or protection. This can refer to stolen goods, fugitives, or operating an illicit establishment.

Usage Examples

• To contain:
  • Hồ này chứa rất nhiều nước. (This lake contains a lot of water.)
  • Chiếc túi này có thể chứa năm quyển sách. (This bag can hold five books.)
• To be full of:
  • Câu chuyện chứa đầy ý nghĩa nhân văn. (The story is full of humanistic meaning.)
• To harbor / to keep:
  • Bị cáo bị buộc tội chứa chấp tù vượt ngục. (The defendant was accused of harboring escaped prisoners.)
  • Hắn bị bắt vì tội chứa bạc. (He was arrested for keeping a gambling den.)

Advanced Usage

• "chứa chấp": To harbor or shelter someone, typically with a strong negative connotation of hiding criminals or fugitives.
  • Luật pháp nghiêm cấm việc chứa chấp tội phạm. (The law strictly prohibits harboring criminals.)

Variants and Related Words

• Sức chứa (n): Capacity, holding power.
  • Sức chứa của sân vận động là 40,000 người. (The stadium's capacity is 40,000 people.)
• Hồ chứa (n): Reservoir.
  • Hồ chứa nước đã đầy sau trận mưa. (The water reservoir is full after the rain.)
• Chứa trọ (v): To run a boarding house.
  • Bà ấy sống bằng nghề chứa trọ. (She makes a living by running a boarding house.)

Synonyms

• Contain / Hold: To have within.
• Accommodate: To have space for.
• Harbor / Shelter: To give refuge to, often secretly.
• House / Keep: To provide lodging or storage for.

Related Idioms

• Chứa thổ đổ hồ: (Archaic/Idiomatic) To run a brothel and a gambling den; to engage in disreputable, illicit businesses.
  • Khu phố đó nổi tiếng với những tụ điểm chứa thổ đổ hồ. (That neighborhood is notorious for places running brothels and gambling dens.)

Học thuật

verb

1. To contain, to hold, to be full of
   • hồ chứa nước
     a lake containing water, a reservoir
   • sự việc chứa đấy ý nghĩa
     a fact full of significance
   • sức chứa
     containing power, capacity
   • To receive (của ăn cắp), to shelter (tù vượt ngục, cán bộ cách mạng..)
2. To keep
   • chứa bạc
     to keep a gambling-house
   • chứa trọ
     to keep a boarding-house
   • chứa thổ đổ hồ
     to keep a brothel and run a gambling-house