may

/mei/

Thân thiện

Bà của tôi dùng kim chỉ để may một chiếc áo.

Definition

1. Adjective:

   • Lucky; fortunate: Describes a situation or event that happens by good chance, bringing a positive or beneficial outcome.
   • Opportune; timely: Describes something happening at a favorable or convenient time.

2. Verb:

   • To sew; to stitch: The act of joining pieces of fabric together using a needle and thread or a sewing machine to make or repair garments.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:

  • Anh ấy rất may vì đã bắt kịp chuyến tàu cuối cùng. (He was very lucky because he caught the last train.)
  • May quá, trời không mưa khi chúng tôi đi dã ngoại. (Fortunately, it didn't rain during our picnic.)

• Verb:

  • Cô ấy may một chiếc váy mới. (She sews a new dress.)
  • Chiếc áo này được may rất cẩn thận. (This shirt is sewn very carefully.)

Advanced Usage

• "gặp may": to get lucky, to have a stroke of luck.

  • Hôm nay tôi gặp may khi tìm thấy ví đã mất. (Today I got lucky when I found my lost wallet.)

• "cầu may": to try one's luck.

  • Anh ấy mua vé số để cầu may. (He buys a lottery ticket to try his luck.)

Variants and Related Words

• May mắn (adj): fortunate, lucky. This is a more common and emphatic synonym for the adjective "may."

  • Cô ấy là một người rất may mắn. (She is a very fortunate person.)

• Thợ may (n): tailor, seamstress.

  • Thợ may đang đo đạc để may vest. (The tailor is taking measurements to make a suit.)

• Máy may (n): sewing machine.

  • Chiếc máy may này chạy rất êm. (This sewing machine runs very smoothly.)

Synonyms

• Adjective: Lucky, fortunate, auspicious, timely.
• Verb: To sew, to stitch, to tailor, to mend.

Related Idioms

• "Buôn gió bán may": Literally "to sell wind and buy luck," meaning to engage in unstable, speculative business.

  • Công việc của hắn chẳng khác nào buôn gió bán may. (His job is no different from engaging in unstable business.)

• "May mà": An expression used to mean "luckily that..." or "it's a good thing that..."

  • May mà bạn đến đúng lúc. (Luckily you arrived just in time.)

Học thuật

adj

1. lucky; fortunate
   • cô ta đến thật là may
     How luck she cones!

verb

1. to sen; to stitch
   • máy may
     sewing-machine. may tay hand-sewn