lự
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Definition
- Verb:
- To choose, to select: "lự" means to pick out something carefully from a group based on specific criteria or preferences.
- To sort, to sift: It can also refer to the action of separating or classifying items, often to remove undesirable parts.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Cô ấy đang lự những quả táo tươi nhất. (She is selecting the freshest apples.)
- Anh ấy phải lự ra những tài liệu quan trọng trong đống hồ sơ. (He has to sort out the important documents from the pile of files.)
Advanced Usage
- "lự chọn": to choose, to opt for (a compound word listed separately).
- Sinh viên phải lự chọn môn học phù hợp. (Students must choose suitable subjects.)
- "lựa lời": to weigh one's words, to speak carefully.
- Khi phê bình, anh ấy biết cách lựa lời. (When criticizing, he knows how to choose his words carefully.)
Variants and Related Words
- Lựa (verb): A common variant form of "lự" with identical meaning.
- Bà lựa từng hạt gạo rất cẩn thận. (She carefully picked through each grain of rice.)
- Lựa chọn (verb): Choice, selection (compound noun).
- Đây là một lựa chọn khó khăn. (This is a difficult choice.)
- Chọn lựa (verb): To choose, to select (synonymous compound verb).
- Khách hàng có thể chọn lựa nhiều mẫu mã. (Customers can choose from many designs.)
Synonyms
- Chọn: to choose, to pick.
- Tuyển chọn: to select, to screen (often for a specific purpose like a job or team).
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)
- Lựa ra: to pick out, to single out.
- Hãy lựa ra những bức ảnh đẹp nhất. (Please pick out the most beautiful photos.)
- Lựa vào: to select and put into.
- Cô lựa những bông hoa đẹp nhất vào giỏ. (She selected the most beautiful flowers and put them in the basket.)
Related Idioms
- Lựa như chọn châu: To choose as carefully as selecting pearls; to be extremely meticulous in selection.
- Cô ấy lựa vải may áo dài lựa như chọn châu. (She selects fabric for her áo dài as carefully as choosing pearls.)
- Ăn lự, nói lời: (From the reference "ngọt lự") An idiom describing sweet, careful, and pleasing speech.
- Cô ấy ăn lự, nói lời nên ai cũng quý. (She speaks so sweetly and carefully that everyone likes her.)
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