Definition

1. Adjective:

   • Cracked; Chapped: Describes a surface, especially skin or soil, that has developed small splits or fissures due to dryness or lack of moisture.
   • Choppy: Describes water, particularly the sea, that is covered with many small, rough waves.

2. Verb:

   • To crack; to split; to chap: The process of developing small fissures or splits on a surface, such as skin or earth, typically from dryness.
   • (Colloquial) To strike; to whack: To hit someone sharply, usually with a thin, long object like a stick or ruler.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:

  • Mùa đông, da tay tôi rất nẻ. (In winter, the skin on my hands is very chapped.)
  • Mặt đất nẻ nẻ vì hạn hán. (The ground is cracked because of the drought.)
  • Biển hôm nay hơi nẻ. (The sea is a bit choppy today.)

• Verb:

  • Trời nắng gắt khiến đất nẻ. (The harsh sun causes the earth to crack.)
  • Nó bị thầy giáo nẻ vào tay. (He got struck on the hand by the teacher.)

Advanced Usage

• "nẻ toác": to crack wide open; to be severely cracked.
  • Con đường đất nẻ toác sau đợt nắng nóng. (The dirt road cracked wide open after the heatwave.)

Variants and Related Words

• Nứt nẻ (adj/verb): synonym for cracked/to crack, often implying a more severe or network-like pattern of cracks.
  • Bức tường nứt nẻ. (The wall is cracked.)

Synonyms

• Cracked/Chapped: fissured, split, parched (for skin/earth).
• Choppy: rough, rippled.
• To strike: to hit, to whack, to smack.

Related Idioms

• Nẻ mặt: (Literally: cracked face) To feel deeply ashamed or lose face.
  • Làm sai mà bị phát hiện, nẻ mặt lắm. (Being caught making a mistake makes one lose face a lot.)

adj

1. cracked; chapped; choppy

verb

1. to crack; to split