mái tóc
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Definition
Noun: - Hair: Refers to the entire mass of hair growing on a person's head. It is a general, collective term for the hair on one's head, often implying its style, appearance, or overall condition.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Cô ấy có một mái tóc dài và đen. (She has long, black hair.)
- Mái tóc của anh ấy đã bạc đi nhiều. (His hair has turned very gray.)
- Tôi muốn cắt ngắn mái tóc của mình. (I want to cut my hair short.)
Advanced Usage
- "mái tóc bồng bềnh": fluffy/voluminous hair.
- Cô ấy để mái tóc bồng bềnh trông rất trẻ trung. (Her voluminous hair makes her look very youthful.)
- "mái tóc điểm sương": hair touched by frost (a poetic way to describe graying hair).
- Mái tóc điểm sương là dấu hiệu của thời gian. (Hair touched by frost is a sign of time passing.)
Variants and Related Words
- Tóc (noun): Hair. This is the more general, neutral word for a single strand or hair collectively. is a more descriptive term focusing on the hair on the head as a whole entity.
- Đầu tóc (noun): Hair and hairstyle (often used concerning neatness).
- Chị ấy luôn chú ý đến đầu tóc gọn gàng. (She always pays attention to having neat hair.)
Synonyms
- Tóc: hair.
- Bộ tóc: head of hair (slightly more formal/literary).
Related Phrases
- Chải mái tóc: to comb one's hair.
- Cô bé chải mái tóc trước khi đi học. (The little girl combed her hair before going to school.)
- Vuốt mái tóc: to smooth/stroke one's hair.
- Anh ấy vuốt mái tóc một cách lo lắng. (He smoothed his hair anxiously.)
Related Idioms
- "Đầu bạc răng long": (lit. white hair, loose teeth) A state of old age. While not using directly, it relates to the concept of hair changing with age.
- Ông cụ đã đến tuổi đầu bạc răng long. (The old man has reached the age of white hair and loose teeth.)