Definition

1. Verb:
   • To tint, to stain, to imbue with a color or quality: "nhuốm" describes the process of something taking on or being lightly colored by another hue, or metaphorically, being influenced by a certain quality or state. It often implies a subtle, gradual, or pervasive change.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Mây nhuốm màu đỏ khi mặt trời lặn. (The clouds are tinted red at sunset.)
  • Tuyết sương nhuốm nửa mái đầu hoa râm. (The frost and dew have tinged half his hair with grey.)
  • Giọng nói của anh ấy nhuốm vẻ buồn bã. (His voice was tinged with sadness.)
  • Căn phòng nhuốm mùi ẩm mốc. (The room was permeated with a musty smell.)

Advanced Usage

• "nhuốm màu": to be tinted/colored.

  • Lá cây nhuốm màu vàng vào mùa thu. (The leaves are tinted yellow in autumn.)

• "nhuốm vẻ": to take on an air/expression of something.

  • Khuôn mặt cô ấy nhuốm vẻ lo lắng. (Her face took on a worried expression.)

• "nhuốm bệnh": to contract an illness (often used for contagious diseases).

  • Đứa trẻ nhuốm bệnh sởi từ bạn cùng lớp. (The child contracted measles from a classmate.)

Variants and Related Words

• Nhuộm (verb): to dye. This is a stronger, more deliberate action of coloring, often involving fabric.
  • Cô ấy nhuộm tóc màu nâu. (She dyed her hair brown.)

Synonyms

• Thấm (verb): to soak in, to be imbued with (often for liquids or feelings).
• Ám (verb): to be tainted/tinged with (often negative).
• Phủ (verb): to cover, to coat (with a color or layer).

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

• Nhuốm lấy: to become imbued/taken over by (often for abstract qualities).
  • Cả thành phố nhuốm lấy không khí lễ hội. (The whole city became imbued with a festive atmosphere.)

Related Idioms

• Nhuốm màu thời gian: to bear the marks of time.
  • Bức tường cổ kính nhuốm màu thời gian. (The ancient wall bears the tint of time.)

1. Tint.
   • "Tuyết sương nhuốm nửa mái đầu hoa râm " (Nguyễn Du)
2. The years had tinted half of his hair grey