dô

Thân thiện

Anh ấy có vầng trán dô rất đặc trưng.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Protruding, bulging, sticking out: Describes a part of the body, especially the forehead, that extends or juts forward more than is typical.
   • Convex: Having a surface or shape that curves outward.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Anh ấy có trán dô. (He has a protruding forehead.)
  • Cái hộp bị méo, một mặt hơi dô ra. (The box is warped; one side is slightly bulging out.)

Advanced Usage

• "dô ra": to stick out, to protrude.
  • Tảng đá dô ra khỏi vách núi. (The rock protrudes from the cliff face.)
• Used informally to describe objects or features that are not flush or flat.
  • Cái đinh bị đóng dô lên khỏi mặt gỗ. (The nail was hammered in so it sticks out from the wood surface.)

Variants and Related Words

• Lồi (adj): Also means convex or protruding, often used in more technical or general contexts (e.g., - bulging eyes).
• Nhô (v): To project, to stick out. Often used as a verb (e.g., - to rise up, to protrude).

Synonyms

• Nhô ra: to project.
• Lồi: convex, bulging.
• Phình ra: to bulge, to swell out.

Related Phrases

• Trán dô: A high or protruding forehead. This is the most common collocation.
• Dô cằm: Having a protruding chin (less common but understandable).

Học thuật

1. Protruding
   • Trán dô
     A protruding forehead