kéo
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Definition
Noun:
- Scissors: A tool used for cutting, consisting of two sharp blades of steel or metal joined in the middle so that they open and close.
Verb:
- To pull; to tug: To exert force on something to cause it to move toward the source of the force.
- To drag; to haul: To pull something along a surface, often with effort.
- To stretch; to elongate: To make something longer or to extend it.
- To lead; to draw (e.g., troops): To guide or cause a group of people or things to move in a particular direction.
- To play (a stringed instrument): To move a bow across the strings of an instrument like a violin to produce sound.
- To raise or lower: To move something upwards or downwards, such as a curtain or a price.
- To prolong; to extend (in time or space): To cause something to last longer or to stretch over a distance.
- To recover (costs, etc.) partially: To regain some portion of something, like an investment.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Cô ấy dùng kéo để cắt vải. (She uses scissors to cut fabric.)
- Verb:
- Đứa trẻ kéo tay mẹ. (The child pulls his mother's hand.)
- Họ phải kéo chiếc thuyền lên bãi biển. (They had to haul the boat onto the beach.)
- Nhà máy kéo sợi từ bông. (The factory spins thread from cotton.)
- Đoàn quân kéo về phía thành phố. (The troops marched toward the city.)
- Buổi họp kéo dài ba tiếng. (The meeting lasted for three hours.)
- Cửa hàng kéo giá xuống để bán hàng. (The store lowered prices to sell goods.)
Advanced Usage
"kéo co": tug of war (a game or contest of strength).
- Họ chơi kéo co trong ngày hội. (They played tug of war at the festival.)
"kéo dài": to prolong, to drag on.
- Cuộc đàm phán kéo dài nhiều tháng. (The negotiations dragged on for many months.)
"kéo theo": to entail, to bring along as a consequence.
- Lạm phát cao kéo theo giá cả tăng. (High inflation entails rising prices.)
Variants and Related Words
Kéo bè (v): to form a clique or faction.
- Họ kéo bè để tranh giành quyền lực. (They formed a clique to compete for power.)
Kéo lê (v): to drag along.
- Cậu bé kéo lê chiếc túi nặng. (The boy dragged the heavy bag.)
Synonyms
- Pull: to exert force to move something closer.
- Drag: to pull something along a surface with resistance.
- Haul: to pull or transport something heavy.
- Stretch: to extend in length.
- Prolong: to extend the duration of something.
Related Idioms
Kéo cày trả nợ: to work extremely hard to pay off a debt (lit. to pull a plow to repay debt).
- Ông ấy làm việc như kéo cày trả nợ. (He works as hard as pulling a plow to repay a debt.)
Kéo nhau đi: to go somewhere together in a group.
- Mọi người kéo nhau đi xem pháo hoa. (People all went together to watch the fireworks.)
verb
- to pull; to tug; to strain
- kéo một sợi dâyto pull at a rope