Definition

1. Noun:
   • Pedal: A lever operated by the foot to drive, control, or power a mechanism, especially on a bicycle or a piano.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Anh ấy đạp pê đan xe đạp. (He presses the bicycle pedal.)
  • Pê đan đàn piano bị hỏng. (The piano pedal is broken.)

Advanced Usage

• The word "pê đan" is a direct phonetic loanword from the French "pédale". It is most commonly associated with bicycles in everyday Vietnamese.

Variants and Related Words

• Bàn đạp (n): This is the more common, native Vietnamese synonym for "pedal" (literally "foot press"), used for vehicles, machines, and musical instruments.
  • Bàn đạp xe máy. (The motorcycle pedal.)

Synonyms

• Pedal: A foot-operated lever.
• Lever: A rigid bar used to operate a mechanism.

Related Idioms

• : This phrase literally means "to pedal" and can be used figuratively to describe putting in continuous effort to move something forward.
  • Cả nhóm phải đạp pê đan để kịp deadline. (The whole team had to pedal hard to meet the deadline.)

1. Pedal