Definition

1. Noun:

   • Goods; merchandise; wares: Items that are produced, bought, or sold, especially in a commercial context.
   • Row; line; column: A number of people or things arranged in a straight line.
   • Class; rank; category: A level or grade in a hierarchy or system.

2. Adverb:

   • Approximately; about; in the order of: Used before a number to indicate a large, approximate quantity.

3. Verb:

   • To surrender; to yield; to give up: To stop fighting or resisting an opponent and submit to their authority.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Goods):
  • Cửa hàng này bán nhiều hàng nhập khẩu. (This shop sells a lot of imported goods.)
  • Hàng hóa trên kệ rất đa dạng. (The merchandise on the shelf is very diverse.)
• Noun (Row/Line):
  • Học sinh xếp thành hàng dài. (The students formed a long line.)
  • Hãy viết chữ cho thẳng hàng. (Please write the words in a straight row.)
• Adverb (Approximate quantity):
  • Dự án tốn hàng triệu đô la. (The project costs millions of dollars.)
  • Có hàng trăm người tham dự. (There were hundreds of people in attendance.)
• Verb (To surrender):
  • Quân địch buộc phải hàng. (The enemy forces were forced to surrender.)
  • Tôi hàng, tôi không giải được câu đố này. (I give up; I can't solve this puzzle.)

Advanced Usage

• "hàng hiệu": brand-name goods; luxury goods.
  • Cô ấy thích mua hàng hiệu. (She likes to buy brand-name goods.)
• "hàng đầu": top-tier; leading; first-rate.
  • Đây là công ty hàng đầu trong ngành. (This is a leading company in the industry.)
• "hàng xóm": neighbor.
  • Nhà hàng xóm của tôi rất thân thiện. (My neighbor is very friendly.)

Variants and Related Words

• Hàng hóa (n): commodities, goods. The formal term for merchandise in trade.
• Cửa hàng (n): shop, store. A place where goods are sold.
• Đầu hàng (v): to surrender, to capitulate. The most common verb phrase for surrendering.
• Xếp hàng (v): to line up, to queue.
  • Mọi người xếp hàng chờ mua vé. (People are queuing to buy tickets.)

Synonyms

• Goods: merchandise, commodities, products.
• Row: line, queue, column, rank.
• Surrender: capitulate, yield, submit, give in.

Related Idioms

• Hàng sống hàng chết: Through thick and thin; describing a very close, loyal relationship.
  • Họ là bạn hàng sống hàng chết. (They are friends through thick and thin.)
• Thà chết còn hơn hàng: Better to die than to surrender; expressing absolute refusal to yield.
  • Vị tướng tuyên bố: "Thà chết còn hơn hàng!" (The general declared, "Better to die than to surrender!")

noun

1. goods; wares; merchandise

noun

1. row; line; column
   • đứng sắp hàng
     to stand in a line

verb

1. to yield; to surrender; to give in
   • thà chết chứ không chịu hàng
     rather die than surrender