Definition

1. Verb:
   • To encroach; to infringe; to usurp: To gradually and often improperly advance beyond accepted or original limits, especially into an area, right, or authority belonging to another.
   • To nudge; to push; to jostle: To use physical pressure to move forward or to make space for oneself, often in a crowded situation.

Usage Examples

• Verb (to encroach):
  • Nước biển dâng có nguy cơ lấn vào đất liền. (Rising sea levels risk encroaching on the mainland.)
  • Công ty đó bị cáo buộc lấn quyền của đối thủ. (That company is accused of infringing on a competitor's authority.)
• Verb (to nudge/push):
  • Mọi người chen lấn để mua vé. (People jostled to buy tickets.)
  • Đừng lấn sang phần đường của xe khác. (Don't nudge into another vehicle's lane.)

Advanced Usage

• "lấn át": to overwhelm; to dominate; to overshadow.
  • Tiếng ồn từ công trường lấn át mọi âm thanh khác. (The noise from the construction site overwhelms all other sounds.)
• "lấn cấn": to have a minor unresolved issue or feeling of discomfort; to be slightly problematic or awkward.
  • Vụ việc vẫn còn một điểm lấn cấn chưa được giải thích. (There is still one awkward point in the matter that hasn't been explained.)

Variants and Related Words

• Chen lấn (v): to jostle and push in a crowd; to scramble.
  • Đám đông chen lấn ở lối ra. (The crowd jostled at the exit.)
• Lấn chiếm (v): to encroach upon and occupy; to usurp.
  • Họ bị phạt vì lấn chiếm vỉa hè. (They were fined for encroaching on and occupying the sidewalk.)
• Lấn sân (v): to move into a new field or domain (often used for someone moving outside their usual area of expertise).
  • Ca sĩ đó đang lấn sân sang diễn xuất. (That singer is moving into the field of acting.)

Synonyms

• Encroach, infringe, trespass: (for territory, rights).
• Usurp, assume: (for power, authority).
• Push, jostle, shove: (physical action in a crowd).

Related Idioms

• Lấn tới: to press forward aggressively; to become increasingly bold or demanding.
  • Càng nhường nhịn, họ càng lấn tới. (The more you yield, the more they press forward.)
• Lấn biển: literally "to encroach on the sea," meaning land reclamation.
  • Dự án lấn biển để xây sân bay. (The project involves land reclamation to build an airport.)

verb

1. to encroach; to infringe
   • lấn quyền
     to encroach on someone's authority

verb

1. to nudge