Definitions

1. Intransitive Verb:
   • To slip into, to blend into, to disappear into: To move or enter somewhere discreetly, quietly, or stealthily, often to hide or become part of something larger.
   • To mingle with, to get lost in: To join a group or crowd in a way that makes one inconspicuous or difficult to distinguish.

Usage Examples

• Intransitive Verb:
  • Tên trộm lẩn vào bóng tối. (The thief slipped into the darkness.)
  • Cô ấy lẩn vào đám đông để không ai nhận ra. (She blended into the crowd so no one would recognize her.)
  • Chú mèo nhỏ lẩn vào bụi cây. (The little cat disappeared into the bushes.)

Advanced Usage

• "lẩn vào trong": To slip inside something, emphasizing the interior.

  • Nó lẩn vào trong nhà trước khi cơn mưa tới. (He slipped inside the house before the rain came.)

• "lẩn vào đó": To slip into that (specific place or situation).

  • Sự thất vọng lẩn vào đó một cách khó nhận thấy. (The disappointment mingled into it in a barely noticeable way.)

Variants and Related Words

• Lẩn (verb): To hide, to dodge, to lurk.

  • Con thỏ lẩn trốn trong hang. (The rabbit hides in its burrow.)

• Lẩn tránh (verb): To evade, to avoid.

  • Anh ta luôn lẩn tránh trách nhiệm. (He always evades responsibility.)

• Lẩn lút (adjective): Furtive, sneaky.

  • Hành động lẩn lút của hắn khiến mọi người nghi ngờ. (His furtive actions made people suspicious.)

Synonyms

• Trà trộn vào: To mix into, to infiltrate.
• Len vào: To sneak into, to creep into.
• Ẩn vào: To hide in, to conceal oneself in.

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

• Lẩn vào ra: To slip in and out (suggests repeated or furtive movement).
  • Hắn lẩn vào ra căn phòng một cách đáng ngờ. (He was slipping in and out of the room suspiciously.)

Related Idioms

• Lẩn như chạch: To be as slippery as an eel (to be very good at evading or hiding).
  • Tên tội phạm đó lẩn như chạch, cảnh sát khó bắt lắm. (That criminal is as slippery as an eel; the police find it very hard to catch him.)

verb

1. to get in; to mingle
   • lẩn vào đám đông
     to mingle with the crowd