Definition

1. Noun:
   • Electric fan: A device with rotating blades powered by an electric motor, used to create a flow of air for cooling or ventilation. This is the primary and most common meaning.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Trời nóng quá, em bật quạt máy lên nhé. (It's so hot, I'll turn on the electric fan.)
  • Cái quạt máy trong phòng tôi bị hỏng rồi. (The electric fan in my room is broken.)
  • Ở Việt Nam, quạt máy rất phổ biến trong các hộ gia đình. (In Vietnam, electric fans are very common in households.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "quạt máy" is often used in informal, colloquial speech (khẩu ngữ). In more formal or technical contexts, "quạt điện" is equally common and interchangeable.
  • Anh sửa giúp tôi cái quạt máy/quạt điện này với. (Can you help me fix this electric fan?)

Variants and Related Words

• Quạt điện (n): Electric fan. A direct synonym, with no significant difference in meaning from "quạt máy".
• Quạt (n): Fan. A general term that can refer to any type of fan (e.g., hand fan, ceiling fan, electric fan). The context usually specifies the type.
• Quạt trần (n): Ceiling fan.
• Quạt hơi nước (n): Evaporative cooler / misting fan.
• Quạt thông gió (n): Ventilation fan / extractor fan.

Synonyms

• Electric fan: The direct English translation.
• Ventilator: A more technical term for a device that circulates air, often used in specific contexts like machinery or medical equipment. (Note: In everyday Vietnamese, "quạt máy" is not typically used for medical ventilators; those are "máy thở").

Related Phrases

• Bật/Tắt quạt máy: To turn on/off the electric fan.
  • Con bật quạt máy lên cho mát đi. (Turn on the fan to cool down.)
• Quạt máy chạy ù ù: The electric fan is humming/whirring.
  • Tiếng quạt máy chạy ù ù giúp tôi dễ ngủ. (The whirring sound of the fan helps me sleep.)

Notes on Meaning

• The core meaning is specifically a powered, electric fan. It does not refer to manual fans (quạt tay/ quạt nan) or non-electric mechanical fans.
• The term emphasizes the "máy" (machine) component, distinguishing it from simple, hand-operated devices.

1. (khẩu ngữ) Electric fan