tãi
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Definition
- Verb:
- To spread thinly, to scatter thinly: "tãi" describes the action of spreading or scattering something (typically granular or loose material) into a thin, even layer over a surface, often for the purpose of drying or processing.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Bà ấy tãi thóc ra sân phơi nắng. (She spreads the paddy rice thinly in the yard to sun-dry.)
- Người nông dân tãi phân bón đều trên ruộng. (The farmer scatters the fertilizer evenly over the field.)
- Hãy tãi đỗ ra mẹt cho ráo nước. (Please spread the beans out thinly on the bamboo tray to drain.)
Advanced Usage
- "tãi ra": to spread out, to scatter out (often used with "ra" for emphasis).
- Sau khi gặt, họ tãi ra lúa trên đường nhựa để phơi. (After harvesting, they spread out the rice on the asphalt road to dry.)
Variants and Related Words
- Dàn (verb): to arrange in a line or spread out. (Can be similar but less specific about creating a thin layer).
- Rải (verb): to scatter, to strew. (A close synonym, often used interchangeably with "tãi" for spreading granular substances).
- Trải (verb): to spread out, to lay out (e.g., a cloth, a mat). (Used for flexible, sheet-like objects, not typically for granular materials).
Synonyms
- Rải: to scatter, to strew.
- Dàn mỏng: to spread thinly.
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)
- Tãi đều: to spread evenly.
- Công đoạn quan trọng là phải tãi đều hạt giống. (The important step is to spread the seeds evenly.)
Related Idioms