phím
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Definition
Noun: 1. Key (of a keyboard or keypad): A button on a musical instrument (like a piano or organ) or a device (like a computer, typewriter, or phone) that is pressed to produce a sound, character, or function. 2. Fret (of a stringed instrument): A thin strip of material (metal, wood, or bone) set across the fingerboard of a stringed instrument (like a guitar or đàn nguyệt) to help produce different notes. 3. Digital (in compounds, e.g., "phím số", "phím điện thoại"): Relating to or operated by keys, especially on electronic devices.
Usage Examples
- As a key:
- Cô ấy chạy ngón tay trên các phím đàn piano. (She ran her fingers over the piano keys.)
- Anh ấy gõ phím máy tính rất nhanh. (He types on the computer keyboard very quickly.)
- Nhấn phím Enter để tiếp tục. (Press the Enter key to continue.)
- As a fret:
- Người chơi đàn guitar bấm dây đàn giữa các phím. (The guitarist presses the string between the frets.)
- Đàn tranh không có phím như đàn guitar. (The đàn tranh does not have frets like a guitar.)
Advanced Usage
- "lên phím": To press a key or keys (often in a musical context).
- Nghệ sĩ lên phím điêu luyện. (The performer pressed the keys skillfully.)
- "xuống phím": To release a key or press it down (context-dependent).
- "phím chức năng": Function key (e.g., F1, F2 on a keyboard).
Variants and Related Words
- Bàn phím (n): Keyboard (the entire set of keys).
- bàn phím máy tính (computer keyboard), bàn phím đàn piano (piano keyboard).
- Phím số (n): Numeric keypad.
- Phím tắt (n): Shortcut key.
- Phím đàn (n): Instrument key (general for musical instruments).
- Phím điện thoại (n): Telephone keypad.
Synonyms
- Nút (n): Button (more general, for any pressable control).
- Phím (đàn) ~ Phím (máy tính): While both are "phím", they translate to different specific nouns in English: key vs. fret.
Related Phrases / Compound Words
- Phím âm: Note key (on a musical instrument).
- Phím dương: White key (on a piano).
- Phím âm: Black key (on a piano).
- Phím chết: Dead key (on a typewriter or keyboard for accents).
- Đánh phím: To type or to play keys.
noun
- fret, digital, key