Definition

1. Verb:
   • To dye: To change the color of something, typically fabric, hair, or another material, by immersing it in or applying a colored liquid or substance.
   • To stain / To tint: To impart a color that penetrates and alters the original color of an object.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Cô ấy nhuộm tóc màu nâu. (She dyes her hair brown.)
  • Người thợ nhuộm vải thành màu chàm. (The artisan dyes the fabric indigo.)
  • Nước ép quả này có thể nhuộm áo trắng. (The juice from this fruit can stain a white shirt.)

Advanced Usage

• "nhuộm màu": to color, to dye (often used for emphasis).

  • Truyền thuyết đã nhuộm màu lịch sử. (Legend has colored history.)

• "bị nhuộm": to be dyed, to be stained (passive voice).

  • Chiếc áo bị nhuộm đỏ sau khi giặt chung. (The shirt was stained red after washing it together.)

Variants and Related Words

• Thuốc nhuộm (n): dye, coloring agent.

  • Cô ấy mua thuốc nhuộm tóc. (She buys hair dye.)

• Tiệm nhuộm (n): dye shop, dry cleaner's (where dyeing services are offered).

  • Anh ấy mang quần áo đến tiệm nhuộm. (He takes his clothes to the dye shop.)

Synonyms

• To color: To apply color to something.
• To stain: To discolor or leave a mark that soaks in.
• To tint: To give a slight or pale color to.

Related Idioms

• Nhuộm thói đen: To adopt bad habits (literally: to be dyed with black habits).

  • Gần mực thì đen, cậu ấy đã bị nhuộm thói đen. (Bad company corrupts good morals, he has adopted bad habits.)

• Nhuộm tư tưởng: To be imbued with or influenced by an ideology (literally: to have one's thoughts dyed).

  • Tác phẩm của ông ấy bị nhuộm tư tưởng chính trị. (His works are imbued with political ideology.)

verb

1. to dye