Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Having a great linear extent: Describes an object or distance that measures a significant amount from one end to the other along its longest dimension.
   • Lasting for a considerable time: Describes an event, period, or action that has a substantial duration.
   • Excessively lengthy: Describes something that is longer than the standard, desired, or expected measure, either physically or in terms of content (e.g., a speech).

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Con đường này rất dài. (This road is very long.)
  • Buổi họp hôm nay quá dài. (Today's meeting was too long.)
  • Cô ấy có mái tóc dài. (She has long hair.)
  • Anh ấy viết một báo cáo dài. (He wrote a long report.)

Advanced Usage

• "dài dòng": long-winded, verbose (used for speech or writing).

  • Bài phát biểu của ông ấy hơi dài dòng. (His speech was a bit long-winded.)

• "dài hạn": long-term.

  • Đây là một kế hoạch đầu tư dài hạn. (This is a long-term investment plan.)

Variants and Related Words

• Chiều dài (n): length (the measurement of something from end to end).

  • Chiều dài của căn phòng là 5 mét. (The length of the room is 5 meters.)

• Kéo dài (v): to prolong, to extend (in time or space).

  • Lễ hội sẽ kéo dài trong một tuần. (The festival will last for one week.)

Synonyms

• Lengthy: of considerable length, often excessively so.
• Extended: made longer; stretched out.
• Prolonged: continuing for a long time.

Related Idioms

• Dài lưng tốn vải: Literally "long back, wasteful of fabric." Figuratively means a person who is tall/large and thus costly to maintain or clothe.

  • Thằng bé dài lưng tốn vải, quần áo mặc một mùa đã chật. (The boy is growing fast, his clothes are tight after just one season.)

• Nói dài nói dai: To talk at great length and persistently.

  • Đừng nói dài nói dai nữa, hãy đi vào vấn đề chính. (Stop talking on and on, get to the main point.)

adj

1. long
   • chiều dài
     the length. lenghthy
   • nói dài hơi
     to speak lenghthily