than

/ðæn/

Thân thiện

Một người thợ mỏ đang đào than trong hầm mỏ.

Definition

1. Noun:

   • Coal: A black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance used as fuel, formed from the remains of ancient vegetation.
   • Charcoal: A black, porous form of carbon obtained by partially burning wood or other organic matter in a controlled, low-oxygen environment, used as fuel, for drawing, or for filtering.

2. Verb:

   • To lament / to complain / to moan: To express sorrow, grief, or regret audibly; to voice a complaint about one's own suffering or unfortunate circumstances.

Usage Examples

• Noun:

  • Mỏ than này rất lớn. (This coal mine is very large.)
  • Nghệ sĩ dùng than để vẽ phác thảo. (The artist uses charcoal to draw a sketch.)

• Verb:

  • Cô ấy than về số phận của mình. (She lamented her fate.)
  • Đừng than nữa, hãy hành động đi. (Stop complaining and take action.)

Advanced Usage

• "than thân": to bemoan one's own lot in life; to lament one's own circumstances.

  • Anh ta chỉ biết ngồi than thân. (He only knows how to sit and bemoan his fate.)

• "than trời": to complain to heaven; to express a grievance as if appealing to a higher power.

  • Dân làng than trời vì hạn hán. (The villagers lamented to heaven because of the drought.)

Variants and Related Words

• Than đá (n): Coal (specifically mineral coal).

  • Than đá là một nhiên liệu hóa thạch. (Coal is a fossil fuel.)

• Than củi (n): Charcoal (specifically from wood).

  • Chúng tôi nướng thịt bằng than củi. (We grill meat with charcoal.)

• Than vãn (v): To whine, to complain persistently.

  • Cậu bé than vãn về bài tập. (The boy whined about the homework.)

Synonyms

• Noun: Coal, charcoal.
• Verb: Lament, bemoan, complain, moan, grieve.

Related Idioms

• Than thân trách phận: To lament one's lot and blame one's fate; a phrase describing the act of constantly complaining about one's miserable life.

  • Bà ấy suốt ngày than thân trách phận. (She spends all day lamenting her lot and blaming her fate.)

• Than trời trách đất: To blame heaven and earth; to complain bitterly about everything.

  • Gặp chút khó khăn là anh ấy than trời trách đất. (He blames heaven and earth at the slightest difficulty.)

Học thuật

noun

1. coal

verb

1. to moam, to lament