Definition

1. Verb:

   • To lie down: To place or rest one's body in a horizontal position on a surface, such as a bed or the ground.
   • To be located / to be situated: To exist or be found in a particular place or position.
   • To be included / to be part of: To be contained within or form a component of a system, plan, or group.
   • To be in stock / to lie idle: (Economics, finance) For goods or capital to be stored and not in active use or circulation.
   • To sleep: (Colloquial) To go to bed or be asleep.
   • To have sexual intercourse: (Vulgar slang) To sleep with someone.

2. Adjective (in compound forms):

   • Horizontal: Positioned parallel to the ground or a flat surface.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Tôi mệt và muốn nằm xuống. (I am tired and want to lie down.)
  • Thành phố cổ nằm bên bờ sông. (The ancient city is located on the riverbank.)
  • Chi tiêu này nằm trong ngân sách. (This expense is included in the budget.)
  • Hàng hoá tồn kho đang nằm trong kho. (The inventory goods are lying in the warehouse.)
  • Nó đã đi nằm từ lúc 9 giờ tối. (He went to sleep at 9 p.m.)

Advanced Usage

• "nằm lòng": to learn by heart, to commit to memory.

  • Học sinh phải nằm lòng bài thơ này. (Students must learn this poem by heart.)

• "nằm im": to lie still, to remain motionless.

  • Bệnh nhân được yêu cầu nằm im trong lúc chụp X-quang. (The patient was asked to lie still during the X-ray.)

Variants and Related Words

• Nằm bẹp (v): To lie flat; (figuratively) to be inactive or stay put, often due to illness.

  • Anh ấy ốm và phải nằm bẹp ở nhà cả tuần. (He was sick and had to lie low at home all week.)

• Nằm bếp (v): To be in confinement after childbirth (a traditional practice).

  • Chị ấy đang nằm bếp sau khi sinh. (She is in postpartum confinement after giving birth.)

Synonyms

• To recline: To lean or lie back in a relaxed position.
• To be situated: To be located in a specific place.
• To reside: To be present or inherent in something.
• To stagnate: (For capital/goods) to be inactive.

Related Idioms

• Nằm gai nếm mật: To lie on thorns and taste gall; to endure hardship and bitterness (to achieve a future goal).

  • Để giành lại độc lập, dân tộc đã trải qua thời kỳ nằm gai nếm mật. (To regain independence, the nation went through a period of enduring great hardship.)

• Nằm sương gối đất: To lie on the dew with the earth as a pillow; to endure a harsh, outdoor existence.

  • Những người lính thám hiểm phải nằm sương gối đất trong rừng. (The explorers had to sleep rough in the forest.)

verb

1. to lie down