Definition

1. Noun:
   • Mattress; Bed: A soft, padded item, typically rectangular, filled with materials such as cotton, foam, springs, or straw, placed on a bed frame to provide a comfortable surface for sleeping or sitting.
   • Cushion; Pad: A smaller, similar padded item used to make a chair, seat, or floor more comfortable.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Tôi cần mua một cái nệm mới cho giường. (I need to buy a new mattress for the bed.)
  • Căn phòng khách có mấy cái nệm ngồi trên sàn. (The living room has several floor cushions to sit on.)
  • Nệm này quá cứng. (This mattress is too hard.)

Advanced Usage

• "nệm hơi": air mattress; inflatable bed.

  • Chúng tôi mang theo nệm hơi khi đi cắm trại. (We bring an air mattress when we go camping.)

• "nệm lò xo": spring mattress.

  • Nệm lò xo thường đắt hơn nệm bông. (Spring mattresses are often more expensive than cotton mattresses.)

Variants and Related Words

• Đệm (n): A common variant with the same meaning as "nệm" (mattress, cushion). The words are often interchangeable.

  • Cô ấy ngồi trên đệm. (She is sitting on a cushion.)

• Nệm bông (n): cotton mattress; cotton-filled pad.

  • Bà tôi thích ngủ trên nệm bông. (My grandmother likes to sleep on a cotton mattress.)

Synonyms

• Mattress: the primary item for sleeping on a bed.
• Cushion: a padded item for sitting or kneeling.
• Pad: a soft, flat piece of material used for protection, comfort, or support.

Related Idioms

• Trên chăn dưới nệm: (Literally: above the blanket, below the mattress) An idiom describing a life of comfort and material ease.
  • Gia đình họ sống trong cảnh trên chăn dưới nệm. (Their family lives in very comfortable circumstances.)

noun

1. bed; mattress
   • nệm hơi
     air-bed