tán
Học thuậtThân thiện
Definitions
Noun:
- A large ceremonial parasol or canopy: A traditional sunshade, often used in royal or religious processions.
- A lampshade: The shade covering a light bulb.
- A halo, aureole: A ring of light, often seen around the sun or moon due to atmospheric refraction.
- A crown, canopy (of a tree): The spread of branches and leaves forming the top of a tree.
- An umbel (botany): A type of flower cluster where stalks of nearly equal length spring from a common center.
- A panegyric (archaic): A formal public speech or written verse delivered in high praise of a person or thing.
Verb:
- To crush, to grind, to pulverize: To reduce something to fine particles or powder.
- To chat, to gossip idly: To talk casually or at length about unimportant matters.
- To court, to flirt, to sweet-talk: To use flattering or charming words to gain someone's affection or favor.
- To expand upon, to elaborate: To add details or extend the discussion of a topic.
- To rivet, to clinch (a nail): To flatten the protruding end of a nail or bolt to secure it.
Usage Examples
Noun:
- Ông vua ngồi dưới tán vàng. (The king sat beneath the golden canopy.)
- Mặt trăng có tán báo hiệu trời sắp mưa. (The moon having a halo signals impending rain.)
- Cây cổ thụ có tán rất rộng. (The ancient tree has a very wide crown.)
Verb:
- Bà ấy tán thuốc bắc trong cối. (She ground the herbal medicine in a mortar.)
- Họ ngồi quán cà phê tán chuyện cả buổi chiều. (They sat in the coffee shop chatting all afternoon.)
- Anh ấy cố tán cô gái bằng những lời khen. (He tried to flirt with the girl using compliments.)
- Giáo viên tán rộng vấn đề để học sinh hiểu sâu hơn. (The teacher expanded on the issue so students could understand it more deeply.)
- Người thợ tán chặt đầu đinh. (The worker clinched the nail head tightly.)
Advanced Usage
"Tán tỉnh": To court, to woo romantically. (This is a compound verb where "tán" is the core action).
- Anh chàng dùng mọi cách để tán tỉnh cô ấy. (The guy used every method to court her.)
"Tán gẫu" / "Tán dóc": To chat idly, to shoot the breeze.
- Họ chỉ ngồi đó tán gẫu về phim ảnh. (They just sat there shooting the breeze about movies.)
"Tán thành": To agree with, to approve. (This is a compound verb where "tán" implies spreading support).
- Tôi hoàn toàn tán thành ý kiến của bạn. (I completely agree with your opinion.)
Variants and Related Words
Thuốc tán (n): Medicinal powder (in traditional medicine).
- Ông ấy uống thuốc tán để trị bệnh dạ dày. (He takes medicinal powder to treat his stomach ailment.)
Đinh tán (n): A rivet.
- Chiếc tàu được ghép bằng đinh tán. (The ship was assembled with rivets.)
Tán xạ (v): To scatter (e.g., light, particles). (Physics term).
- Ánh sáng bị tán xạ khi qua bình nước. (Light is scattered when passing through the water bottle.)
Synonyms
- Nghiền (v): To grind, to crush (for "tán" as grinding).
- Buôn chuyện (v): To gossip (for "tán" as chatting).
- Tỉnh tứ (v): To court, to flirt (literary/older term for "tán" as flirting).
- Nói chuyện phiếm (v): To make small talk.
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)
Tán ra: To spread out, to elaborate.
- Câu chuyện bị tán ra thành nhiều phiên bản khác nhau. (The story was elaborated into many different versions.)
Tán nhỏ: To crush into small pieces.
- Tán nhỏ tỏi trước khi phi thơm.* (Crush the garlic into small pieces before frying it until fragrant.)
Related Idioms
"Tán hươu tán vượn": To talk about irrelevant things, to talk nonsense (literally: to chat about deer and monkeys).
- Đừng tán hươu tán vượn nữa, hãy tập trung vào vấn đề chính. (Stop talking nonsense, focus on the main issue.)
"Có một tán thành mười": To exaggerate, to blow things out of proportion (literally: to turn one into ten).
- Anh ta kể chuyện hay có một tán thành mười. (He tells stories and often exaggerates them.)
verb
- to crush, to grind. to wheedle, to blandish. to court. to gossip, to chat