mòn
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Definition
Verb:
- To wear (down/away): To gradually become thinner, smaller, or less effective due to friction, use, or erosion.
- To wear out: To become exhausted or depleted, often from overuse or prolonged effort.
- To diminish gradually: To decrease slowly over time, such as resources or patience.
Adjective:
- Worn (out): Describing something that has been reduced or damaged by use or friction.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Giầy của tôi mòn rồi. (My shoes are worn out.)
- Lốp xe đã mòn và cần thay. (The tire has worn down and needs replacing.)
- Tiền để dành cứ mòn dần. (The savings gradually diminished.)
- Adjective:
- Mua một đôi giày mòn. (To buy a pair of worn shoes.)
Advanced Usage
"mòn sức": to wear oneself out, to become physically or mentally exhausted.
- Làm việc quá nhiều sẽ khiến bạn mòn sức. (Working too much will wear you out.)
"mòn mỏi": to wear down (emotionally), to languish in prolonged waiting or longing.
- Cô ấy mòn mỏi chờ tin. (She waited wearily for news.)
Variants and Related Words
Bào mòn (v): to erode, to wear away (often used for geological or abstract concepts).
- Sóng biển bào mòn bờ đá. (Sea waves erode the rocky shore.)
Hao mòn (v/n): to deplete, to wear out; depreciation (in economics).
- Hao mòn thiết bị là điều tự nhiên. (Equipment depreciation is natural.)
Synonyms
- Erode: to wear away gradually.
- Diminish: to become less.
- Deteriorate: to become progressively worse.
Related Idioms
Nước chảy đá mòn: Literally "Constant dripping wears away the stone." Means perseverance leads to success.
- Hãy kiên nhẫn, nước chảy đá mòn mà. (Be patient, constant effort brings results.)
Chờ mòn con mắt: To wait until one's eyes are worn out; to wait in vain for a very long time.
- Tôi chờ mòn con mắt mà anh ấy vẫn chưa đến. (I waited and waited, but he still didn't come.)
verb
- to wear
- giầy của tôi mòn rồiMy shoes are worn out
- mòn sứcto wear oneself out