hành
Học thuậtThân thiện
Definition
Noun:
- Onion: A bulbous plant with a pungent taste and smell, used as a vegetable or seasoning. Refers specifically to the common onion or similar allium plants like scallions.
- Bulb (anatomy/botany): A bulb-shaped structure, such as the bulb of a hair or a plant bulb.
Verb:
- To torment / to persecute / to torture: To cause someone to suffer physically or mentally.
- To practice / to execute (often paired with "học" - to learn): To put theory into practice; to carry out an action. This is a shortened form of "thực hành".
Usage Examples
Noun:
- Mẹ tôi xắt hành để nấu canh. (My mother slices onions to cook soup.)
- Củ hành tây có màu tím. (The onion bulb is purple.)
Verb:
- Cơn đau đầu hành tôi cả ngày. (The headache tormented me all day.)
- Học phải đi đôi với hành. (Learning must go hand in hand with practice.)
Advanced Usage
"hành hạ": to torture, to mistreat (an intensified form).
- Không nên hành hạ động vật. (One should not torture animals.)
"hành xử": to behave, to conduct oneself.
- Anh ta hành xử rất đúng mực. (He behaves very properly.)
Variants and Related Words
Hành ta (n): Spring onion, scallion (a specific type of onion).
- Rau sống có hành ta và rau thơm. (The fresh herbs include scallions and mint.)
Hành tây (n): Onion (specifically the common round onion).
- Tôi cần một củ hành tây cho món xào. (I need one onion for the stir-fry.)
Thực hành (v): To practice, to carry out practically.
- Sinh viên y khoa phải thực hành nhiều. (Medical students must practice a lot.)
Synonyms
- Noun: Bulb, scallion, allium.
- Verb (to torment): Persecute, afflict, plague.
- Verb (to practice): Execute, implement, perform.
Related Idioms
Hành tội: To cause suffering; to punish (often implies unjust suffering).
- Căn bệnh ấy hành tội anh ấy nhiều năm. (That illness caused him suffering for many years.)
Hành xác: To torture one's body; to overexert oneself.
- Làm việc liên tục 12 tiếng là hành xác. (Working for 12 hours straight is torturing one's body.)
verb
- to pertub