nằm ngang
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Horizontal: Describes something positioned parallel to the horizon or a level surface, not tilted or vertical. It indicates a flat, level orientation.
- Lying flat: Refers to the state of an object or person resting in a flat, level position.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Đường kẻ nằm ngang trên trang giấy. (The horizontal line on the page.)
- Chiếc thuyền nằm ngang trên bãi biển. (The boat is lying horizontally on the beach.)
- Hãy đặt tấm ván nằm ngang. (Please place the plank horizontally.)
Advanced Usage
- Technical/Mathematical Context: Used to describe axes, planes, or lines in geometry, engineering, or design.
- Trục nằm ngang của biểu đồ. (The horizontal axis of the chart.)
- Figurative Use: Can describe a state of inactivity or lack of progress.
- Dự án đang nằm ngang, không có tiến triển. (The project is at a standstill, making no progress.)
Variants and Related Words
- Ngang (adj): Horizontal, sideways. Often used interchangeably or in compound forms.
- Đường ngang (horizontal road/line)
- Nằm (v): To lie, to recline. The verb component indicating the position.
- Thẳng đứng (adj): Vertical. The direct antonym.
Synonyms
- Song song với mặt nước/mặt đất: Parallel to the water/ground surface.
- Bằng phẳng: Flat, level (emphasizing the flat surface rather than the orientation).
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)
(Note: As a descriptive adjective phrase, 'nằm ngang' itself does not commonly form phrasal verbs. Its usage is primarily adjectival.) - Nằm xuống: To lie down. (Focuses on the action of reclining, not the horizontal orientation itself).
Related Idioms
- Nằm ngang lòng sông: (Lit. to lie horizontally across the riverbed) An idiom sometimes used to describe an obstacle or something blocking the way.
- Cơ hội nằm ngang: (Lit. opportunity lies horizontal) A colloquial expression suggesting an opportunity is readily available or easy to take.
- Horizontal