quen

Thân thiện

Anh ấy gặp một người quen trên đường phố.

Definition

1. Adjective:

   • Familiar / Acquainted: Describes a person, place, or thing that is known through repeated contact or experience. It implies a state of recognition or being known.
   • Usual / Habitual: Refers to something that is customary or regular.

2. Verb:

   • To be acquainted with: To know someone or be familiar with something through prior experience or introduction.
   • To be used to / To be accustomed to: To have adapted to a situation, action, or condition so that it feels normal or habitual.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:

  • Anh ấy là một khách quen của nhà hàng. (He is a familiar customer of the restaurant.)
  • Con đường này tôi đi đã quen. (This road is familiar to me; I travel it often.)

• Verb:

  • Chúng tôi quen nhau hồi đại học. (We became acquainted with each other in university.)
  • Tôi đã quen với thời tiết lạnh ở đây. (I am used to the cold weather here.)
  • Cô ấy quen dậy sớm từ nhỏ. (She has been accustomed to getting up early since childhood.)

Advanced Usage

• "Làm quen": To get to know, to become acquainted with. This is a common compound verb.

  • Hãy để tôi làm quen với mọi người. (Let me get to know everyone.)

• "Quen tay" / "Quen mắt" / "Quen tai": These phrases mean "accustomed to the hand/eye/ear" and describe being familiar with a physical sensation or perception through habit.

  • Viết kiểu chữ mới, tôi chưa quen tay. (Writing in this new font, my hand is not yet accustomed to it.)
  • Nghe giọng miền Nam đã quen tai rồi. (I've grown accustomed to hearing the Southern accent.)

Variants and Related Words

• Quen thuộc (adj): Familiar, well-known. This emphasizes a deeper level of familiarity and recognition.

  • Gương mặt ấy trông thật quen thuộc. (That face looks very familiar.)

• Quen biết (v): To be acquainted with, to know (people). Often refers to one's network of contacts.

  • Ông ấy quen biết rất rộng. (He has a very wide circle of acquaintances.)

Synonyms

• Adjective: Familiar, customary, habitual, regular.
• Verb: To know, to be familiar with, to be accustomed to, to be habituated to.

Related Idioms

• Quen hơi bén tiếng: To become very familiar or intimate with someone through frequent interaction (literally: accustomed to the breath, sharp to the voice).

  • Hai đứa trẻ chơi với nhau, giờ quen hơi bén tiếng rồi. (The two children play together and are now very close and familiar with each other.)

• Quen thói: To be set in one's ways, to have a habitual (often bad) habit.

  • Nó quen thói đi trễ. (He is in the habit of arriving late.)

Học thuật

adj

1. familia; acquainted
   • khách quen
     a familiar customer

verb

1. be acquainted with; be used to
   • quen dậy sớm
     to be used to getting up early