dần
Definition
Verb:
- To beat or to pound: To strike repeatedly, often to soften something or to inflict physical punishment.
- To suffer a beating (figurative): To experience intense physical or emotional pain, as if one had been beaten.
Adverb:
- Gradually or little by little: Happening slowly or in small stages over a period of time.
Noun:
- The Tiger (Dần): The third sign of the Vietnamese zodiac (Earthly Branches), corresponding to the Tiger and the time period from 3 a.m. to 5 a.m.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Người bán thịt dần miếng thịt cho mềm. (The butcher pounds the piece of meat to tenderize it.)
- Đau như dần. (It hurts as if I've been beaten. / It's agonizing.)
- Adverb:
- Chúng tôi sẽ trả nợ dần. (We will pay the debt back gradually.)
- Noun:
- Năm nay là năm Dần. (This is the Year of the Tiger.)
- Giờ Dần là từ 3 đến 5 giờ sáng. (The "Dần" hour is from 3 to 5 a.m.)
Advanced Usage
- "dần dần": An intensified adverbial form meaning "gradually," "little by little," or "step by step."
- Mọi thứ sẽ tốt lên dần dần. (Everything will get better little by little.)
Variants and Related Words
- Đau như dần (Idiomatic expression): To be in great pain or distress, literally "to hurt as if beaten."
- Năm Dần (Noun phrase): The Year of the Tiger in the 12-year zodiac cycle.
Synonyms
- Verb: To pound, to thrash, to pummel.
- Adverb: Gradually, progressively, bit by bit.
- Noun: Tiger (in the zodiac context).
Related Idioms
- Dâu như dần: To suffer greatly, as if one had been beaten. This phrase emphasizes deep emotional or physical suffering.
- Nghe tin ấy, lòng cô ấy dâu như dần. (Hearing that news, her heart ached as if beaten.)
verb
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to beat
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dâu như dầnto suffer as if one had been beaten
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