nán

Thân thiện

Khách nán lại thêm một buổi chiều để uống trà.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To linger: To remain in a place for a longer time than necessary or expected, often reluctantly or because one is enjoying oneself.
   • To stay on: To deliberately extend one's stay beyond the planned or usual departure time.

Usage Examples

• (I should have gone home already, but I lingered to visit for a few more days.)
• (Please stay on for a few more days.)
• (She lingered after class to ask the teacher a question.)

Advanced Usage

• The verb "nán" often carries a nuance of a temporary, brief extension of time. It is not used for permanent stays.
• It frequently appears with the complement "lại" (nán lại), which emphasizes the action of staying behind or remaining.

Variants and Related Words

• Lưu luyến (v): To be reluctant to leave due to fondness or attachment; to be sentimentally attached.
  • Họ lưu luyến không muốn rời nhau. (They were reluctant to part from each other.)
• Ở lại (v): To stay, to remain. This is a more general and common term for staying.
  • Tôi sẽ ở lại thành phố đến thứ Sáu. (I will stay in the city until Friday.)

Synonyms

• Linger: To stay in a place longer than necessary.
• Tarry: A more literary synonym for to delay or linger.
• Stay on: To continue staying after an expected time.

Related Idioms

• Nán chân: To linger, to pause one's journey (literally, to linger one's feet).
  • Thấy quán cà phê đẹp, chúng tôi nán chân một lúc. (Seeing the beautiful cafe, we lingered for a while.)

Học thuật

1. Linger, stay on
   • Đáng lẽ phải về rồi nhưng nán lại chơi mấy hôm
     To stay on for a few days though one should have gone home already