lắng đọng
Definition
Verb:
- To settle / to deposit: Refers to solid particles sinking to the bottom of a liquid, forming a sediment, due to gravity.
- To become fixed / to linger: Describes an abstract thing, such as a memory, emotion, or impression, becoming deeply embedded or remaining in one's mind or heart.
Noun (derived from verb):
- Sediment / deposit: The material that has settled at the bottom of a liquid.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Cặn bẩn lắng đọng dưới đáy cốc. (The dirt settled at the bottom of the glass.)
- Kỷ niệm đẹp ấy lắng đọng mãi trong tâm hồn tôi. (That beautiful memory lingers forever in my soul.)
- Noun:
- Lắng đọng phù sa làm màu mỡ cho đất. (The alluvial deposit enriches the soil.)
Advanced Usage
- Used in scientific, environmental, and emotional/psychological contexts.
- Often implies a gradual, natural, and sometimes permanent process.
Variants and Related Words
- Sự lắng đọng (n): The process or result of settling; sedimentation.
- Sự lắng đọng của trầm tích mất hàng nghìn năm. (The sedimentation of deposits takes thousands of years.)
- Lắng xuống (v): To settle down (often used more literally for particles).
- Chờ cho bột lắng xuống rồi hãy gạn nước. (Wait for the powder to settle down before decanting the water.)
Synonyms
- To settle: (for particles) to sink.
- To linger: (for memories/feelings) to persist.
- Sediment: settled matter.
Related Idioms
- Lắng đọng cảm xúc: Emotional sedimentation; the process of emotions settling and becoming a deep part of one's experience.
- Những bài thơ này là sự lắng đọng cảm xúc của tác giả. (These poems are the emotional sedimentation of the author.)