dang

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Chim dang cánh bay trên bầu trời.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To extend; to spread out: To open or stretch something wide, typically in two opposite directions. Most commonly used for wings or arms.
   • To move aside; to stand clear: To move one's body or an object to the side to make space or avoid something.

Usage Examples

• Verb (to extend):
  • Con chim dang cánh và bay đi. (The bird spread its wings and flew away.)
  • Cô ấy dang rộng hai tay để đón lấy đứa trẻ. (She spread her arms wide to receive the child.)
• Verb (to move aside):
  • Mọi người làm ơn dang ra một chút. (Everyone, please move aside a little.)

Advanced Usage

• "dang nắng": A less common, fixed phrase meaning to expose something (like laundry or one's body) to the sun.
  • Mẹ tôi đem quần áo ra sân dang nắng. (My mother took the clothes out to the yard to sun them.)

Variants and Related Words

• Giang: A near-synonym and variant of "dang," often used interchangeably in compounds like "giang cánh" (to spread wings) or "giang tay" (to spread arms).
• Dang rộng: An emphatic form meaning "to spread wide."

Synonyms

• Spread: To open or arrange over a larger area.
• Extend: To stretch out.
• Deploy: To spread out strategically (more formal, often for wings).

Related Idioms

• Dang cánh: Literally "to spread wings," often used metaphorically for beginning a venture or gaining independence.
  • Công ty mới đã sẵn sàng dang cánh trên thị trường. (The new company is ready to spread its wings in the market.)

Học thuật

verb

1. to extend; to open wide ; to spread out
   • dang cánh
     to spread fully its wings