khoan
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Definition
Verb:
- To drill; to bore: To make a hole in a hard material using a rotating tool.
- To postpone; to hold off (a request or action): Used to advise someone to wait, to not do something immediately, or to be patient. This is often used in the imperative form as a gentle command.
Noun:
- A drill; a brace; a borer: A tool used for making holes.
Adjective:
- Slow and measured (in rhythm): Describing a tempo in music or sound that is unhurried and deliberate.
Usage Examples
Verb (to drill):
- Anh thợ đang khoan tường để treo tranh. (The worker is drilling the wall to hang a picture.)
- Họ sẽ khoan một cái giếng mới. (They will drill a new well.)
Verb (to postpone/hold off):
- Khoan đã! Hãy để tôi giải thích. (Hold on! Let me explain.)
- Cô ấy bảo mọi người khoan vội kết luận. (She told everyone not to rush to a conclusion.)
Noun:
- Anh ấy cần một cái khoan điện mạnh hơn. (He needs a more powerful electric drill.)
Adjective:
- Điệu hát ru nghe thật khoan nhặt. (The lullaby's rhythm sounds slow and measured.)
Advanced Usage
- "Khoan dung": To be tolerant, lenient, or forgiving. This is a compound word where "khoan" carries the sense of "broad" or "generous."
- Chúng ta nên học cách khoan dung với lỗi lầm của người khác. (We should learn to be tolerant of others' mistakes.)
Variants and Related Words
- Máy khoan (n): A drilling machine.
- Máy khoan này rất dễ sử dụng. (This drilling machine is very easy to use.)
- Lỗ khoan (n): A drilled hole; a borehole.
- Khoan nhặt (adj): Describing rhythm that alternates between slow ("khoan") and fast ("nhặt").
Synonyms
- To drill: To bore, to perforate.
- To postpone: To delay, to wait, to hold on.
- Slow (tempo): Leisurely, unhurried, lento (musical term).
Related Idioms and Phrases
- Khoan thư sức dân: (Classical idiom) Meaning to allow the people to rest and recuperate, to govern with leniency. It uses "khoan" in the sense of being gentle and unhurried in demands.
- Khoan hồng: To show mercy or clemency (often used in legal or formal contexts).
noun
- drill; borer; brace
- máy khoandrilling-machine
verb
- to bore; to drill; to perforate