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Definition
Verb:
- To divide; to separate; to partition: To create a physical barrier or division within a space or object.
- To prevent; to stop; to hinder: To act as an obstacle to stop something from happening, spreading, or continuing.
Noun:
- A compartment; a section; a partition: A separate section or division within a larger container or space, such as in a drawer, box, or room.
- A drawer: A box-shaped storage compartment that slides in and out of a piece of furniture like a desk or cabinet.
Usage Examples
- Verb (to divide/separate):
- Họ dùng một bức vách để ngăn căn phòng lớn thành hai phòng nhỏ. (They used a partition to divide the large room into two small rooms.)
- Chiếc hộp này được ngăn thành ba phần. (This box is divided into three sections.)
- Verb (to prevent/stop):
- Các bác sĩ đang cố gắng ngăn dịch bệnh lây lan. (The doctors are trying to prevent the epidemic from spreading.)
- Không gì có thể ngăn tôi thực hiện kế hoạch này. (Nothing can stop me from carrying out this plan.)
- Noun (compartment/section):
- Để sách vào ngăn trên cùng của giá sách. (Put the books on the top shelf/compartment of the bookcase.)
- Chiếc cặp này có nhiều ngăn nhỏ. (This bag has many small compartments.)
- Noun (drawer):
- Anh ấy cất giấy tờ vào ngăn bàn. (He put the documents in the desk drawer.)
Advanced Usage
- "ngăn cản": to obstruct; to impede; to hinder. This is a stronger, more formal synonym for the verb meaning "to prevent."
- Luật pháp ngăn cản hành vi đó. (The law prohibits that behavior.)
- "ngăn nắp": (adjective) tidy; neat; orderly. Describes a state of being well-organized.
- Căn phòng của cô ấy luôn rất ngăn nắp. (Her room is always very tidy.)
Variants and Related Words
- Ngăn kéo (n): drawer. This is the full, specific term for a furniture drawer.
- Ngăn kéo tủ (cupboard drawer).
- Ngăn chặn (v): to block; to prevent; to thwart. Often used for stopping negative events or attacks.
- ngăn chặn một cuộc tấn công (to thwart an attack).
- Vách ngăn (n): partition (wall); divider.
- vách ngăn văn phòng (office partition).
Synonyms
- Verb: To separate, to partition, to divide, to prevent, to stop, to hinder, to obstruct.
- Noun: Compartment, section, division, partition, drawer, shelf.
Related Idioms
- Ngăn sông cấm chợ: (Literally: to block rivers and forbid markets). To create arbitrary obstacles and prohibitions; to hinder free movement and trade.
- Chính sách đó chẳng khác nào ngăn sông cấm chợ. (That policy is no different from creating arbitrary prohibitions.)
verb
- to divide; to part; to get apart. to prevent; to hinder; to stem
- ngăn một bệnh truyền nhiễm khỏi lan rato stem an epidemic
noun
- drawer (of table)