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mặt

Mẹ nhìn thấy khuôn mặt của con trong gương.

Definition
  1. Noun:
    • Face: The front part of a person's head, from the forehead to the chin. It can also refer to the front part of an animal's head.
    • Surface: The top or outer layer of something, often a flat or relatively flat area.
    • Side: One of the flat or relatively flat sides of an object, or one aspect of a situation or issue.
    • Right (side): The right-hand side (a less common, dialectal usage).
Usage Examples
  • Noun (Face):

    • Anh ấy một khuôn mặt rất phúc hậu. (He has a very kind face.)
    • Đứa trẻ rửa mặt mỗi sáng. (The child washes his face every morning.)
  • Noun (Surface):

    • Chiếc nổi trên mặt nước. (The leaf is floating on the water's surface.)
    • Mặt bàn được lau sạch sẽ. (The table surface is wiped clean.)
  • Noun (Side/Aspect):

    • Chúng ta cần xem xét vấn đề từ mọi mặt. (We need to consider the problem from all sides/aspects.)
    • Viết chữ chỉmột mặt của tờ giấy. (Write only on one side of the paper.)
  • Noun (Right side):

    • Rẽ tay mặtngã . (Turn right at the intersection.)
Advanced Usage
  • "mặt đối mặt": Face to face; in direct confrontation or meeting.

    • Hai nhà lãnh đạo đã gặp nhau mặt đối mặt. (The two leaders met face to face.)
  • "trông mặt bắt hình dong": (Idiom) Literally "look at the face to capture the likeness"; to judge someone's character or background by their appearance.

    • Đừng trông mặt bắt hình dong. (Don't judge a book by its cover.)
  • "xa mặt cách lòng": (Idiom) Literally "far from face, distant from heart"; out of sight, out of mind.

    • Họ đã xa nhau lâu, đúng xa mặt cách lòng. (They have been apart for a long time; truly, out of sight, out of mind.)
Variants and Related Words
  • Mặt nạ (noun): Mask.

    • Diễn viên đeo mặt nạ. (The actor wears a mask.)
  • Bề mặt (noun): Surface (often more technical or formal than "mặt" alone).

    • Bề mặt của hành tinh này rất gồ ghề. (The surface of this planet is very rugged.)
  • Mặt hàng (noun): Commodity, product line.

    • Cửa hàng này nhiều mặt hàng mới. (This store has many new products.)
Synonyms
  • Gương mặt (noun): Face (often with a more literary or refined connotation).
  • Bề mặt (noun): Surface.
  • Khía cạnh (noun): Aspect, facet.
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)
  • Đối mặt (với) (verb phrase): To face, to confront.

    • Chúng ta phải đối mặt với sự thật. (We must face the truth.)
  • Nổi mặt (verb phrase): To rise to the surface; (figuratively) to become prominent or show oneself.

    • Vấn đề lại nổi mặt. (The old problem has resurfaced.)
Related Idioms
  • Mặt sứa gan lim: (Idiom) Literally "face of a jellyfish, liver of ironwood"; describes someone who is stubborn and difficult to teach.

    • Đứa bé đó mặt sứa gan lim, chẳng nghe lời ai. (That child is stubborn as a mule and doesn't listen to anyone.)
  • Mặt to tai lớn: (Idiom) Literally "big face, large ears"; refers to an important or high-ranking person.

    • Buổi họp đủ các mặt to tai lớn trong công ty. (The meeting was attended by all the big shots in the company.)
mặt

Mẹ nhìn thấy khuôn mặt của con trong gương.

noun
  1. face
    • giáp mặt nhau
      face to face
  2. Surface
    • nổi lên mặt nước
      to rise to the surface of the water. side
    • viết một mặt giấy
      write on one side of the paper
noun
  1. right
    • giữ phía tay mặt
      to keep to the right