sệ
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Definition
- Verb:
- To sag: To hang down loosely, often due to a lack of support or firmness, typically in a way that appears loose or droopy.
- To droop: To bend or hang downward, often from weight, age, or exhaustion.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Túi vải ấy đã cũ và bắt đầu sệ xuống. (That cloth bag is old and starting to sag.)
- Sau khi bệnh, má bà ấy hơi sệ. (After her illness, her cheeks became somewhat droopy.)
- Chiếc võng sệ giữa hai thân cây. (The hammock sagged between the two tree trunks.)
Advanced Usage
- "sệ xuống": to sag down, to droop down.
- Cành cây trĩu quả sệ xuống gần mặt đất. (The branch, heavy with fruit, drooped down close to the ground.)
Variants and Related Words
- Xệ (v): An alternate spelling with the same meaning (to sag, to droop).
- Sề sệ (adj/adv): Describes something that sags or hangs down in an excessive, ungainly, or unattractive manner.
- Chiếc áo rộng thùng thình trông sề sệ. (The oversized shirt looked baggy and saggy.)
Synonyms
- Sag: To sink or bend downward under weight or pressure.
- Droop: To hang or bend down limply.
- Bag: To hang loosely or in a pouch-like shape.
Related Idioms
- Má sệ: Sagging cheeks.
- Tuổi già khiến bà cụ có đôi má sệ. (Old age gave the old woman sagging cheeks.)
- Vú sệ: Sagging breasts.
- Thuật ngữ y học mô tả tình trạng vú sệ. (The medical term describes the condition of breast ptosis.)