hằn
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Definition
Noun:
- A trace; a mark; an imprint: A visible line, groove, or impression left on a surface by pressure, contact, or a lasting effect.
Verb:
- To imprint; to etch; to mark deeply: To leave a lasting, often deep, mark or impression on a surface or, figuratively, in memory.
Usage Examples
Noun:
- Vết hằn của bánh xe trên đường đất. (The deep ruts of cart wheels on the dirt road.)
- Trên trán ông ấy có những nếp hằn lo âu. (There are deep worry lines on his forehead.)
Verb:
- Ký ức buồn đó hằn sâu trong tâm trí cô. (That sad memory is etched deeply in her mind.)
- Dây thừng hằn vào da tay. (The rope cut into the skin of his hand.)
Advanced Usage
- Used figuratively for emotional or psychological impact:
- Lời nói độc địa ấy đã hằn lên trái tim non nớt. (Those malicious words were seared onto the tender heart.)
Variants and Related Words
Hằn học (adj): Bitter, resentful, bearing a grudge.
- Anh ta nhìn tôi với ánh mắt hằn học. (He looked at me with a resentful glare.)
Vết hằn (n): A more specific term for a mark, scar, or imprint.
- Vết hằn chiến tranh vẫn còn trên mảnh đất này. (The scars of war remain on this land.)
Synonyms
- Noun: Mark, imprint, groove, indentation, scar, trace.
- Verb: To imprint, to engrave, to etch, to score, to cut.
Related Idioms
Hằn sâu trong ký ức: To be etched/seared in memory.
- Khoảnh khắc ấy hằn sâu trong ký ức tôi. (That moment is etched in my memory.)
Hằn những nếp nhăn: To be marked with deep wrinkles (often from worry or age).
- Khuôn mặt hằn những nếp nhăn vì suy tư. (A face marked with deep wrinkles from contemplation.)