Definitions

1. Verb:
   • To display; to arrange: To spread out or arrange items, people, or elements over an area or in a specific order.
   • To deploy; to spread out: Often used in military or organizational contexts to describe positioning forces or resources.
   • To settle; to arrange (a matter): To manage, organize, or resolve a situation, often involving difficulties or multiple parties.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Người bán hàng dàn trái cây ra bàn rất đẹp mắt. (The vendor arranged the fruit on the table very attractively.)
  • Vị tướng dàn quân dọc theo bờ sông. (The general deployed his troops along the riverbank.)
  • Anh ấy đang cố gắng dàn xếp mâu thuẫn giữa hai bên. (He is trying to settle the conflict between the two parties.)

Advanced Usage

• "dàn trải": To spread out over a wide area; can imply thin distribution or covering a broad scope.
  • Công ty dàn trải nguồn lực quá mỏng. (The company spreads its resources too thin.)
• "dàn cảnh": To set up a scene or a situation, often with a deceptive or theatrical intent.
  • Họ dàn cảnh một vụ tai nạn để đòi tiền bảo hiểm. (They staged an accident scene to claim insurance money.)

Variants and Related Words

• Dàn dựng (verb): To stage, to produce (a play, a show); to fabricate (a situation).
  • Đoàn kịch đang dàn dựng một vở mới. (The theater troupe is staging a new play.)
• Dàn bài (noun): An outline (e.g., for an essay, a speech).
  • Cô ấy lập dàn bài trước khi viết luận. (She made an outline before writing the essay.)
• Dàn nhạc (noun): An orchestra.
  • Dàn nhạc giao hưởng biểu diễn tối nay. (The symphony orchestra performs tonight.)

Synonyms

• Bày (verb): To display, to set out.
• Sắp xếp (verb): To arrange, to organize.
• Triển khai (verb): To deploy, to roll out (often for plans or forces).
• Giải quyết (verb): To resolve, to settle (a matter).

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

• Dàn ra (verb phrase): To spread out, to fan out.
  • Cảnh sát dàn ra tìm kiếm tên trộm. (The police fanned out to search for the thief.)
• Dàn đều (verb phrase): To distribute evenly.
  • Hãy dàn đều hạt giống trên luống đất. (Please distribute the seeds evenly on the soil bed.)

Related Idioms

• "Dàn việc": To arrange or manage work/tasks; to handle affairs.
  • Ông ấy rất giỏi trong việc dàn việc gia đình. (He is very good at managing family affairs.)
• "Dàn nợ": To arrange payment of debts, often by negotiating terms or making partial payments.
  • Công ty phải dàn nợ với các chủ nợ. (The company had to arrange its debt payments with the creditors.)

verb

1. to display; to arrange