nới
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Definition
- Verb:
- To loosen: To make something less tight or less firmly fixed, often by adjusting it slightly.
- To ease; to slacken: To reduce tension, strictness, or intensity in a situation, rule, or object.
- To widen; to make larger: To increase the size or capacity of something, typically clothing, by a small amount.
- To lower (a price) slightly: To reduce a cost or price by a small margin.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Anh ấy nới thắt lưng sau bữa ăn. (He loosened his belt after the meal.)
- Chính phủ quyết định nới lỏng các quy định. (The government decided to ease the regulations.)
- Cô ấy phải nới chiếc áo vì nó quá chật. (She had to widen the shirt because it was too tight.)
- Cửa hàng đã nới giá cho mặt hàng này. (The store lowered the price for this item slightly.)
Advanced Usage
"nới lỏng": to loosen, to relax (often used for rules, policies, or control).
- Công ty nới lỏng chính sách làm việc từ xa. (The company relaxed its remote work policy.)
"nới rộng": to expand, to enlarge (often used for physical space or scope).
- Họ dự định nới rộng căn nhà. (They plan to enlarge the house.)
Variants and Related Words
- Nới ra (v): to loosen out, to make looser/wider.
- Bạn cần nới ra chỗ buộc này. (You need to loosen this knot.)
Synonyms
- Loosen: To make less tight.
- Slacken: To reduce in tension or speed.
- Relax: To make a rule or atmosphere less strict.
- Widen: To make broader.
Related Idioms
- Có mới nới cũ: (Literally: To have new, to loosen the old) To neglect or abandon the old when one has something new.
- Đừng có mới nới cũ, hãy trân trọng những gì mình đang có. (Don't neglect the old for the new; cherish what you have.)
verb
- to loosen ; to ease; to slacken