Definition

1. Noun:

   • Wall: A vertical structure, often made of brick, stone, or concrete, that forms the side of a building or room, or that encloses or divides an area of land.

2. Verb (literary/classical usage):

   • To understand clearly; to know thoroughly: To comprehend or be fully aware of the details of a matter.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Họ sơn lại bức tường màu trắng. (They repainted the wall white.)
  • Một bức tường cao bao quanh khu vườn. (A high wall surrounds the garden.)
• Verb:
  • Xin hãy giải thích cho tường. (Please explain so that I may understand clearly.)

Advanced Usage

• "tường thuật": to report, to narrate in detail.

  • Phóng viên tường thuật trực tiếp từ hiện trường. (The reporter gave a live report from the scene.)

• "tường tận": thorough, detailed, meticulous.

  • Báo cáo cần phải tường tận mọi chi tiết. (The report needs to be thorough in every detail.)

Variants and Related Words

• Bức tường (n): a wall (often referring to a specific wall or section).

  • Trên bức tường ấy có một bức tranh. (There is a painting on that wall.)

• Tường nhà (n): house wall.

  • Tường nhà họ rất dày. (The walls of their house are very thick.)

• Tường thành (n): city wall, rampart.

  • Tường thành cổ vẫn còn đứng vững. (The ancient city wall still stands firm.)

Synonyms

• Wall: barrier, partition, divider.
• Understand (verb): comprehend, grasp, know.

Related Idioms

• "Biết tường tận": to know inside out; to be intimately familiar with.

  • Ông ấy biết tường tận về lịch sử ngôi làng. (He knows the village's history inside out.)

• "Kín như bưng / kín như tường": (to be secretive) as tight as a wall; very secretive.

  • Kế hoạch được giữ kín như tường. (The plan was kept under wraps/tight as a drum.)

noun

1. wall