Definition

1. Noun:
   • Stripe: A long, narrow band of a different color or texture from its surroundings, typically found on fabric or surfaces.
   • Streak: A line or long, thin mark, often referring to a natural pattern on an object like fruit or a shell.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Chiếc áo len này có sọc xanh và trắng. (This sweater has blue and white stripes.)
  • Những đường sọc trên vỏ ốc rất tinh xảo. (The streaks on the snail's shell are very intricate.)
  • Anh ấy thích mặc quần sọc. (He likes to wear striped trousers.)

Advanced Usage

• "kẻ sọc": This phrase is often used to describe fabric that is woven or printed with stripes.
  • Cô ấy mua một tấm vải kẻ sọc để may váy. (She bought a striped fabric to sew a dress.)
• "sọc dọc" / "sọc ngang": These specify the direction of the stripes as vertical or horizontal.
  • Tường được sơn sọc dọc màu xám và trắng. (The wall is painted with vertical gray and white stripes.)

Variants and Related Words

• Sọc sọc (reduplication): Emphasizes a pattern with many parallel stripes.
  • Tấm rèm có họa tiết sọc sọc. (The curtain has a pattern of many parallel stripes.)
• Có sọc (adjective phrase): Striped.
  • Con ngựa vằn là một loài động vật có sọc đặc trưng. (The zebra is an animal with characteristic stripes.)

Synonyms

• Đường kẻ: Line, stripe (often implies a drawn or intentional line).
• Vệt: Streak, stripe (can be less regular or more natural than "sọc").

Related Phrases

• Áo sọc: A striped shirt.
• Vải sọc: Striped fabric.

1. danh từ stripe
   • quần sọc
     striped trousers