quằn
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Definition
- Verb:
- To bend or curve out of shape: Refers to a hard or rigid object, like metal or wood, becoming deformed and no longer straight, typically due to force or stress.
- To sag or flex under weight: Describes something long and relatively flexible, like a carrying pole, bending downward under a heavy load.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Mũi dao bị quằn vì đâm vào tường. (The knife tip bent because it was stabbed into the wall.)
- Chiếc đòn gánh quằn xuống dưới sức nặng. (The carrying pole sagged under the weight.)
- Cái đinh bị quằn, không đóng được nữa. (The nail is bent and can't be hammered anymore.)
Advanced Usage
- "quằn quại": to writhe, to contort (often in pain).
- Người bệnh đau bụng quằn quại trên giường. (The patient writhed on the bed from stomach pain.)
Variants and Related Words
- Quặn (v): to cramp, to have a sharp, twisting pain (often confused with "quằn" but distinct in meaning).
- Bụng tôi đau quặn. (I have a cramping stomach ache.)
Synonyms
- Bend: to force something straight into a curve.
- Flex: to bend something pliable.
- Warp: to become twisted out of shape.
- Sag: to bend downward under weight.
Related Idioms
- Quằn lưng: to bend one's back (figuratively, to work extremely hard).
- Cha mẹ quằn lưng làm việc nuôi con. (The parents work their backs off to raise their children.)