mãn

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Definition

Verb: - To expire; to come to an end: Refers to the completion of a specified period, process, or term. It indicates that something has reached its full duration or conclusion.

Usage

The verb mãn is used to formally indicate the conclusion of a set period or process. It is often used in administrative, legal, or ceremonial contexts. - It typically follows the noun denoting the period that has concluded (e.g., hạn - term, khoá - course, tang - mourning period). - It is less commonly used in everyday casual conversation for ending events; words like hết (to run out) or kết thúc (to finish) are more frequent.

Examples

• Hợp đồng lao động của cô ấy đã mãn hạn. (Her labor contract has .)
• Sau khi mãn tang, gia đình họ trở lại cuộc sống bình thường. (After the mourning period , their family returned to normal life.)
• Lớp học sẽ mãn khoá vào cuối tháng tới. (The class will its course at the end of next month.)

Advanced Usage

• Mãn nguyện (Compound adjective): To be fully satisfied, content. This is a fixed compound where contributes the sense of "full" or "complete."
  • Cuộc sống của ông ấy thật mãn nguyện. (His life is truly content/satisfied.)
• Mãn tính (Compound adjective): Chronic (in medicine). This is a fixed compound where indicates a prolonged, "full" duration.
  • Bệnh viêm khớp mãn tính. (Chronic arthritis.)

Variants and Related Words

• Mãn khoá (Verb phrase): To graduate, to complete a course of study.
  • Anh ấy vừa mãn khoá đại học. (He just graduated from university.)
• Mãn đời (Verb phrase): To live out one's life; to die (euphemistic).
  • Cụ ông đã mãn đời ở tuổi 95. (The old man passed away at the age of 95.)
• Mãn hạn (Verb phrase): To expire (of a term or contract).
  • Giấy phép lái xe sắp mãn hạn. (The driver's license is about to expire.)

Synonyms

• Kết thúc: To finish, to end (more general).
• Chấm dứt: To terminate, to cease (often more decisive).
• Hết hạn: To expire, to be out of date (colloquial for contracts, products).

Notes on Different Meanings

The word mãn has a separate, homonymous meaning as a noun (dt.), which is an archaic or literary term for "cat" (con mèo). This meaning is distinct and unrelated to the verb meaning "to expire." In modern usage, the verb meaning is far more common.

Học thuật

verb

1. to expire; to come to and end