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Definitions
- Verb:
- To erect, to raise, to set up, to put up: To place something in a vertical or upright position. This is the most common and general meaning.
- To build, to construct: To create a structure (like a house, a gate) by assembling materials so that it stands on a foundation.
- To establish, to found: To create and give solid, lasting existence to something abstract or significant, like a country or a career.
- To compose, to structure (an artistic work): To arrange and organize elements to form a complete artistic piece, such as a play, a film, or a painting composition.
- To fabricate, to concoct (a story): To invent or make up a story, often with a negative connotation of being false.
- (Mathematics) To construct: To draw a geometric figure that satisfies given conditions, typically using only a ruler and a compass.
Usage Examples
- To erect/set up:
- Anh ấy dựng chiếc lều trong vườn. (He set up the tent in the garden.)
- Công nhân đang dựng cột điện. (The workers are erecting the utility pole.)
- To build/construct:
- Họ dựng một ngôi nhà mới. (They built a new house.)
- Thành phố dựng một tượng đài để tưởng niệm. (The city erected a monument for remembrance.)
- To establish/found:
- Vua Hùng dựng nước Văn Lang. (The Hung Kings founded the Van Lang nation.)
- Ông ấy dựng nên cơ nghiệp từ hai bàn tay trắng. (He built his career from scratch.)
- To compose/structure:
- Đạo diễn đang dựng một vở kịch mới. (The director is staging a new play.)
- Họa sĩ dựng bố cục cho bức tranh. (The painter composed the layout for the painting.)
- To fabricate:
- Đó là một câu chuyện dựng đứng. (That is a completely fabricated story.)
Advanced Usage
- "dựng đứng": To fabricate completely, to concoct a lie.
- Tin đồn đó hoàn toàn bị dựng đứng. (That rumor was completely fabricated.)
- "dựng tóc gáy": To make one's hair stand on end (due to fear or horror).
- Câu chuyện ma khiến tôi dựng tóc gáy. (The ghost story made my hair stand on end.)
- "dựng nước": To found a nation.
- Lễ hội kỷ niệm ngày dựng nước. (The festival commemorates the national founding day.)
Variants and Related Words
- Dựng lên (phrasal verb): To set up, to erect (emphasizes the action of causing to stand).
- Họ dựng lên một sân khấu tạm thời. (They set up a temporary stage.)
- Dựng lại (phrasal verb): To rebuild, to reconstruct.
- Sau trận hỏa hoạn, họ phải dựng lại ngôi nhà. (After the fire, they had to rebuild the house.)
- Dựng hình (compound noun): Geometric construction.
- Bài tập về dựng hình trong hình học. (An exercise on geometric construction.)
- Dựng phim (compound noun): Film editing/directing.
- Công đoạn dựng phim rất quan trọng. (The film editing stage is very important.)
Synonyms
- Xây dựng: To build, to construct (often larger scale, more permanent).
- Thiết lập: To establish, to set up (often for systems, rules).
- Lập nên: To found, to establish.
- Dựng lên: To set up, to erect (synonymous phrasal verb).
Related Phrasal Verbs
- Dựng lên: To set up, to erect. See example above.
- Dựng lại: To rebuild, to reconstruct. See example above.
Related Idioms
- "Dựng chuyện": To make up a story, to fabricate.
- Đừng có dựng chuyện! (Don't make up stories!)
- "Dựng mốc": To set a milestone, to establish a landmark (literal or figurative).
- Dự án này dựng mốc mới cho ngành công nghiệp. (This project sets a new milestone for the industry.)
verb
- to erect; to raise; to set up; to put up