lần
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Definition
Noun:
- Time, occurrence, instance: Used to count the number of times an event or action happens.
- Ply, layer: Refers to a single thickness or fold of a material.
Verb:
- To grope, to feel one's way: To move carefully by touching or feeling with the hands, often in darkness or when unsure.
- To shuffle, to move slowly and carefully: To advance with small, cautious steps.
- To finger, to handle by touch: To touch or feel something gently, often to examine or search.
- To search painstakingly, to try to find: To look for something with difficulty, often by investigating or probing.
Usage Examples
Noun:
- Đây là lần đầu tiên tôi đến Việt Nam. (This is the first time I have come to Vietnam.)
- Tôi đã gọi cho cô ấy ba lần. (I have called her three times.)
- Chiếc áo được may bằng vải hai lần. (The coat is made from two-ply fabric.)
Verb:
- Trời tối, anh ấy phải lần theo bức tường để ra cửa. (It was dark, he had to grope his way along the wall to the door.)
- Đứa bé lần từng bước xuống cầu thang. (The child shuffled down the stairs step by step.)
- Ông già lần tràng hạt trong tay. (The old man fingered the rosary in his hand.)
- Cảnh sát đang cố lần ra manh mối. (The police are trying to search out the clues.)
Advanced Usage
"lần lần": (adverbial) Gradually, little by little, one after another.
- Cô ấy lần lần hiểu ra vấn đề. (She gradually understood the problem.)
"lần mò": (verb) To grope around, to fumble; to search laboriously.
- Chúng tôi lần mò trong bóng tối. (We groped around in the darkness.)
Variants and Related Words
Lần đầu (phrase): The first time.
- Lần đầu gặp mặt (The first meeting)
Lần cuối (phrase): The last time.
- Lần cuối tôi thấy anh ấy (The last time I saw him)
Lần lượt (adverb): In turn, one after another.
- Các thí sinh bước vào lần lượt. (The contestants entered one after another.)
Lần chần (verb): To hesitate, to dawdle, to delay.
- Đừng lần chần nữa, chúng ta muộn rồi. (Don't dawdle anymore, we are late.)
Synonyms
- Noun: Time, occasion, instance, round, ply.
- Verb: Grope, feel, fumble, shuffle, inch, probe, search, seek.
Related Idioms
Lần ra lần vào: To go in and out repeatedly; to be indecisive or restless.
- Anh ta lần ra lần vào không yên. (He kept going in and out, unable to settle.)
Lần theo dấu vết: To follow the trail/tracks.
- Con chó lần theo dấu vết của tên trộm. (The dog followed the trail of the thief.)
noun
- time
- lần nào cũng đến chậmto come late everytime. set; ply
- áo lót hai lầna two-ply lined coat
verb
- to grope one's way; to shuffle on