dối

Thân thiện

Một cậu bé nói dối với mẹ về chiếc cốc vỡ.

Definition

1. Verb:

   • To lie; to deceive: To intentionally say or do something that is not true in order to make someone believe a falsehood.
   • To deceive oneself: To lie to or mislead oneself about a situation or one's own feelings (as in the compound "tự dối").

2. Adjective:

   • Carelessly done; done without proper care or attention: Describes work or actions that are performed in a hasty, superficial, or negligent manner.
   • False; not real: Describes something that is not genuine or truthful.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Đừng dối tôi. (Don't lie to me.)
  • Nó dối rằng nó đã làm bài tập. (He lied that he had done his homework.)
• Adjective:
  • Công việc này làm rất dối. (This work is done very carelessly.)
  • Lời hứa dối. (A false promise.)

Advanced Usage

• "tự dối" (verb phrase): to deceive oneself; to be in self-denial.

  • Cô ấy đang tự dối lòng mình. (She is deceiving her own heart.)

• "dối trá" (adjective): deceitful; fraudulent. This is a stronger, more formal term for dishonesty.

  • Hành động dối trá đó không thể tha thứ. (That deceitful action is unforgivable.)

Variants and Related Words

• Nói dối (v): to tell a lie. This is the most common compound.

  • Trẻ con đôi khi hay nói dối. (Children sometimes tell lies.)

• Dối gian (adj): deceitful, false.

• Giả dối (adj): hypocritical, insincere.

Synonyms

• Verb: to lie, to deceive, to mislead.
• Adjective (careless): sloppy, negligent, perfunctory.
• Adjective (false): untrue, fake, dishonest.

Related Idioms

• Dối lòng: to be dishonest with oneself; to betray one's true feelings.

  • Anh ấy cưới cô ta nhưng chỉ là dối lòng. (He married her but it was only a betrayal of his true feelings.)

• Lừa dối: to cheat and lie; to swindle. This combines deception with trickery.

  • Hắn lừa dối nhiều người để kiếm tiền. (He swindled many people to make money.)

Học thuật

verb

1. to lie; to deceive
   • tự dối
     to deceive onesely

adj

1. carelessly done