len

Thân thiện

Cô ấy đan một chiếc khăn bằng len màu xanh.

Definition

1. Verb:

   • To weave one's way; to slip; to edge: To move carefully and often stealthily into or through a narrow, crowded, or confined space.
   • To insert oneself; to squeeze in: To place oneself into a tight spot, position, or situation, often with some difficulty.

2. Noun:

   • Wool: A soft, fibrous material made from the fleece of sheep or other animals, used for knitting or weaving clothing.
   • Trowel; small shovel: A small hand tool with a curved blade, used for digging or moving small amounts of earth or other material.

Usage Examples

• Verb:

  • Cậu bé len vào đám đông để tìm mẹ. (The boy weaved his way into the crowd to find his mother.)
  • Tôi cố gắng len qua cánh cửa hẹp. (I tried to slip through the narrow door.)

• Noun:

  • Cô ấy đang đan một chiếc áo bằng len. (She is knitting a sweater with wool.)
  • Người làm vườn dùng cái len để trồng cây con. (The gardener uses a trowel to plant seedlings.)

Advanced Usage

• The verb "len" often implies a quiet, unobtrusive, or skillful movement to navigate a constrained environment. It can carry a nuance of being unnoticed or making an effort to fit in.
  • Anh ta len vào cuộc họp mà không ai để ý. (He slipped into the meeting without anyone noticing.)

Variants and Related Words

• Len lỏi (v): To infiltrate; to insinuate oneself. Often used to describe moving through complex or obstacle-filled paths.

  • Ánh nắng len lỏi qua kẽ lá. (The sunlight filters through the leaves.)

• Đồ len (n): Woolen clothing; knitwear.

  • Mùa đông này tôi mua nhiều đồ len. (I bought a lot of woolen clothing this winter.)

Synonyms

• Verb: To sneak, to slink, to infiltrate, to thread.
• Noun (material): Yarn, fleece.
• Noun (tool): Spade, hand shovel.

Related Idioms

• Không chỗ len chân: No room to squeeze in; extremely crowded.

  • Hội chợ đông nghẹt người, không chỗ len chân. (The fair was packed; there was no room to move.)

• Len như rái: To move as stealthily as an otter; to be very sneaky or slippery.

  • Tên trộm len như rái vào trong nhà. (The thief slipped into the house like an otter.)

Học thuật

verb

1. to make one's way
   • len vào đám đông
     to crowd into a thronged place

noun

1. wool
   • cuộn len
     ball of wool