Definition

1. Adjective:

   • Big; Large: Having a size, quantity, or scale that is above average or exceeds that of others. This is the most common meaning.
   • Loud: Describing a sound that is strong or high in volume.
   • Adult; Grown-up: Referring to a person or living being that has reached a relatively complete stage of physical development, no longer a child.
   • Important; High-ranking: (Historically) Referring to a person with a high official position or social status in feudal society.

2. Verb:

   • To grow; To develop: To increase in size, maturity, or number.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:

  • Căn nhà này rất lớn. (This house is very big.)
  • Đừng nói lớn trong thư viện. (Don't speak loudly in the library.)
  • Chỉ dành cho người lớn. (For adults only.)
  • Ông ấy là một quan lớn thời xưa. (He was a high-ranking mandarin in the old days.)

• Verb:

  • Đứa trẻ lớn rất nhanh. (The child grows very quickly.)
  • Công ty chúng tôi đang lớn mạnh. (Our company is growing strong.)

Advanced Usage

• "lớn tiếng": to raise one's voice; to speak loudly, often in argument.

  • Hai người đang lớn tiếng tranh cãi. (The two are raising their voices in argument.)

• "lớn lên": to grow up (from childhood to adulthood).

  • Nó lớn lên ở nông thôn. (He grew up in the countryside.)

Variants and Related Words

• To lớn (adj): immense, very large (often in scale or significance).

  • Một công trình to lớn. (An immense construction project.)

• Lớn lao (adj): great, tremendous (often for abstract qualities like spirit, significance).

  • Một sự hy sinh lớn lao. (A great sacrifice.)

Synonyms

• Adjective: Big, large, huge, adult, mature, loud.
• Verb: Grow, develop, increase, expand.

Related Idioms

• Ăn to nói lớn: To live extravagantly and speak boastfully; to be pompous.

  • Anh ta thích ăn to nói lớn. (He likes to live large and talk big.)

• Bé người lớn xác: (Literally: small person, large body) Describes a child who is physically large for their age but still immature in behavior.

  • Thằng bé bé người lớn xác, nghịch ngợm suốt ngày. (That boy is big for his age but mischievous all day.)

adj

1. big; large
   • nhà lớn
     big house
   • thành phố lớn
     large city