gân
Học thuậtThân thiện
Definition
Noun:
- Tendon; sinew: A tough band of fibrous tissue that connects a muscle to a bone, enabling movement.
- Vein: A blood vessel, often visible beneath the skin, that carries blood toward the heart. Also refers to the vascular bundles in a plant leaf.
- Muscle; strength (figurative): Refers to physical strength or muscular power.
Adjective (colloquial):
- Stubborn; obstinate: Describes a person who is unyielding or argumentative.
- Skilled; impressive (slang): Describes someone or something that is very good or cool.
Usage Examples
Noun:
- Anh ấy bị đứt gân Achilles. (He tore his Achilles tendon.)
- Những đường gân xanh nổi rõ trên tay bà. (The blue veins are clearly visible on her hands.)
- Vận động viên đó lên gân chuẩn bị cho cú đấm. (That athlete flexed his muscles in preparation for the punch.)
Adjective:
- Đứa bé rất gân, không chịu nghe lời. (The child is very stubborn and won't listen.)
- Chiếc xe mới của anh ấy trông thật gân! (His new car looks really cool!)
Advanced Usage
"Lên gân": to flex one's muscles; to prepare one's strength (literally and figuratively).
- Hắn lên gân để khiêu khích đối thủ. (He flexed his muscles to provoke his opponent.)
"Bong gân": to sprain (a joint).
- Tôi bị bong gân cổ chân khi chơi bóng. (I sprained my ankle playing soccer.)
Variants and Related Words
Gân guốc (adj): Describes something angular, bony, or harsh (in appearance or sound).
- Giọng nói của ông ấy khô khan và gân guốc. (His voice is dry and harsh.)
Gân xanh (n): A blue vein (visible under the skin).
Synonyms
- Tendon: sinew.
- Vein: blood vessel.
- Stubborn: obstinate, headstrong.
- Strong: muscular, powerful.
Related Idioms
Cãi gân: to argue stubbornly; to be argumentative.
- Đừng có cãi gân với người lớn. (Don't argue stubbornly with your elders.)
Gân đồng da sắt: (lit. tendons of bronze, skin of iron) describes a person of immense physical strength and endurance.
- Người lính có sức khỏe gân đồng da sắt. (The soldier has the strength of iron and bronze.)