Definition

1. Verb:
   • To dive; to submerge: To intentionally descend or sink beneath the surface of water, typically while holding one's breath or using breathing apparatus.
   • To set; to go down: Used primarily for celestial bodies (the sun, moon) moving below the horizon at the end of the day or night.
   • To fade; to subside: For marks on the skin (like a rash) or for something to recede from visibility or prominence.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Người thợ lặn lặn xuống đáy biển. (The diver dived to the seabed.)
  • Mặt trời lặn về phía tây. (The sun sets in the west.)
  • Những nốt mẩn đỏ trên da em bé đã lặn. (The red rash on the baby's skin has faded.)

Advanced Usage

• "lặn ngụp": to dive and plunge repeatedly; to immerse oneself.

  • Bọn trẻ thích lặn ngụp dưới làn nước mát. (The children love to plunge and dive in the cool water.)

• "tính trạng lặn" (biology): recessive trait.

  • Màu mắt xanh là một tính trạng lặn. (Blue eye color is a recessive trait.)

Variants and Related Words

• Thợ lặn (n): diver.

  • Thợ lặn đang kiểm tra thân tàu. (The diver is inspecting the ship's hull.)

• Đồ lặn (n): diving suit, diving gear.

  • Anh ấy mặc bộ đồ lặn mới. (He is wearing a new diving suit.)

• Lặn mất tăm: to disappear without a trace (often into water or a crowd).

  • Con cá nhỏ lặn mất tăm trong đám rong. (The small fish disappeared without a trace in the seaweed.)

Synonyms

• Dive: to plunge headfirst into water.
• Submerge: to cause to be under water.
• Set: (of a celestial body) to disappear below the horizon.
• Fade: to gradually grow faint and disappear.

Related Idioms

• Lặn như củi: to sink like a stone; to sink immediately.

  • Chiếc thuyền bị thủng và lặn như củi. (The boat was punctured and sank like a stone.)

• Lặn lội: to travel with difficulty, often through water or tough terrain; to toil.

  • Bà mẹ lặn lội khắp nơi tìm con. (The mother toiled everywhere looking for her child.)

verb

1. to dive; to submerge
   • lặn tìm vật gì
     to dive for something. to set; to go down; to sink
   • mặt trời lặn
     The sun is down. to clear up