két
Học thuậtThân thiện
Definition
Noun:
- Screech or grinding sound: A sharp, high-pitched, and often unpleasant sound, like that of metal scraping or a door hinge needing oil.
- Safe: A strong, secure box or cabinet, typically made of steel, used for storing valuable items like money and documents.
- Storage container: A large, sturdy container, such as a crate, barrel, or tank, used for transporting goods or storing liquids like water or fuel.
Adjective:
- Caked or congealed: Describes something that has dried into a hard, sticky, and difficult-to-remove layer.
Usage Examples
- Noun (Sound):
- Cánh cửa cũ kêu lên một tiếng két. (The old door let out a screech.)
- Noun (Safe):
- Tiền được cất giữ trong két sắt. (The money is kept in the steel safe.)
- Noun (Container):
- Xe chở một két nước lớn. (The truck carries a large water tank.)
- Adjective:
- Vết máu đã két lại trên vải. (The blood had caked on the fabric.)
Advanced Usage
- "Giữ két": To be in charge of the cash box; to be the cashier.
- Anh ấy được giao nhiệm vụ giữ két. (He was assigned the duty of being the cashier.)
- "Thụt két": To embezzle money from the cash box; to steal from the till.
- Nhân viên đó bị bắt vì tội thụt két. (That employee was arrested for stealing from the till.)
Variants and Related Words
- Két sắt (n): Iron safe; strongbox.
- Cô ấy mua một chiếc két sắt mới. (She bought a new iron safe.)
- Mòng két (n): Teal (a type of small duck).
- Két nước (n): Water tank.
Synonyms
- Screech: A loud, harsh, piercing sound.
- Safe: A strong fireproof cabinet for valuables.
- Caked: Formed into a hard mass.
Related Idioms
- Ken két: A reduplicative form emphasizing a continuous or repeated creaking or grinding sound.
- Chiếc xe cũ kêu ken két trên đường. (The old car creaked and groaned along the road.)
noun
- Screech, gnashing (grinding) sound