Definition

1. Adjective:

   • Continuous; successive; adjoining: Refers to things that are unbroken in sequence or physically connected without interruption or gap.
   • Healed (of a wound): Describes skin or flesh that has closed and healed over after an injury.

2. Adverb:

   • Immediately; at once; right away: Indicates an action that follows another without any delay.
   • In a row; consecutively: Indicates actions or events happening one after another without interruption.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:

  • Hai căn nhà này liền nhau. (These two houses are adjoining.)
  • Anh ấy làm việc ba ngày liền. (He worked for three days straight.)
  • Vết thương đã liền lại. (The wound has healed over.)

• Adverb:

  • Cô ấy nghe tin và khóc liền. (She heard the news and cried immediately.)
  • Đội bóng thua hai trận liền. (The soccer team lost two games in a row.)

Advanced Usage

• "liền tù tì": An adverbial phrase meaning "continuously; without a break," often used in casual speech.

  • Họ họp liền tù tì năm tiếng đồng hồ. (They met continuously for five hours.)

• "liền mạch": An adjective meaning "coherent; seamless," describing something smooth and uninterrupted.

  • Bài văn viết rất liền mạch. (The essay is very coherent.)

Variants and Related Words

• Liền kề (adj): Adjacent; next to (often used for land or buildings).

  • Khu đất liền kề công viên. (The plot of land adjacent to the park.)

• Liền tay (adv): Without stopping; in one go (often for manual work).

  • Cô ấy may xong chiếc áo liền tay. (She sewed the shirt without stopping.)

Synonyms

• Adjective: Continuous, adjoining, consecutive, healed.
• Adverb: Immediately, instantly, consecutively, successively.

Related Idioms

• Liền anh liền chị: A phrase referring to close, harmonious pairs, often used in traditional Quan họ folk singing to describe male and female singers.

  • Họ là cặp liền anh liền chị nổi tiếng. (They are a famous pair of Quan họ singers.)

• Chó liền da, gà liền xương: A proverb meaning "As close as dog's skin or chicken's bones," used to describe an inseparable, intimate relationship.

  • Hai đứa trẻ thân nhau như chó liền da, gà liền xương. (The two children are as close as dog's skin and chicken's bones.)

verb

1. (of wound) to heal; to skin over

adj

1. continuous; successive
   • năm ngày liền
     five days running at once; immediately; directly
   • nói xong là đi liền
     to leave immediatly after speaking