kèm
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Definition
- Verb:
- To accompany / to go along with: To be present together within a specific scope, to be included or attached to something main.
- To mark / to guard closely (in sports): To follow an opponent closely in order to defend against them.
- To tutor / to guide closely: To provide careful, individualized instruction or supervision.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Gửi đơn và kèm theo sơ yếu lý lịch. (Send the application form accompanied by your resume.)
- Hậu vệ số 5 kèm rất chặt tiền đạo đối phương. (Defender number 5 is marking the opponent's striker very tightly.)
- Giáo viên kèm riêng cho học sinh yếu. (The teacher tutors weak students individually.)
Advanced Usage
"kèm cặp": to mentor, to train someone closely.
- Anh ấy được sếp trực tiếp kèm cặp. (He is being directly mentored by the boss.)
"kèm theo": to be attached, to be included as an accompaniment.
- Thư có một tấm ảnh kèm theo. (The letter has a photo attached.)
Variants and Related Words
Dạy kèm (v): to provide private tutoring.
- Cô ấy đi dạy kèm toán vào cuối tuần. (She goes to tutor math on weekends.)
Kèm chặt (v): to guard/mark tightly, to keep a close watch on.
- Cảnh sát kèm chặt nghi phạm. (The police kept a close watch on the suspect.)
Synonyms
- Accompany: to go along with.
- Attach: to include as a supplement.
- Tutor: to teach privately.
- Mark: to defend against (in sports).
Related Idioms
Ăn cơm kèm thịt kho: (Literally: to eat rice with braised pork) A phrase indicating a perfect, standard combination.
- Họ là một cặp như cơm kèm thịt kho. (They are a pair that goes together perfectly.)
Kèm như hình với bóng: (Literally: to accompany like a shape and its shadow) To follow someone extremely closely, everywhere they go.
- Đứa bé kèm mẹ nó như hình với bóng. (The child follows its mother everywhere she goes.)