Definition

1. Noun:

   • Section or part (of a literary work): Refers to a distinct division within a larger book or text, often comprising several chapters.
   • Piece of writing; essay; literary composition: Denotes a single, complete work of prose or poetry.
   • Thousand (archaic or literary measure): An old term for a thousand, sometimes used in classical literature or in specific contexts like "thiên lúa" (a thousand sheaves of rice).

2. Verb:

   • To move; to relocate: To change position or to transfer from one place to another.
   • To be inclined to; to lean toward; to favor: To show a bias or preference for one side, aspect, or method over others.

3. Adjective:

   • Inclined; prone; biased: Having a tendency or predisposition toward a particular characteristic or direction.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Sách này có hai mươi thiên. (This book has twenty sections/parts.)
  • Ông ấy viết một thiên phóng sự rất hay. (He wrote a very good reportage piece.)
• Verb (to move):
  • Nhà vua quyết định thiên đô về thành phố mới. (The king decided to move the capital to the new city.)
• Verb (to be inclined):
  • Bài phân tích này thiên về quan điểm chính trị. (This analysis leans toward a political viewpoint.)
• Adjective:
  • Cô ấy có tư tưởng thiên hữu. (She has right-leaning ideologies.)

Advanced Usage

• "thiên vị": to be partial; to show favoritism.
  • Giám khảo không được thiên vị thí sinh nào. (Judges must not be partial to any contestant.)
• "thiên tài": genius (literally "heavenly talent"). This is a compound word where "thiên" contributes the meaning of "heavenly" or "exceptional."
  • Anh ấy là một thiên tài âm nhạc. (He is a musical genius.)

Variants and Related Words

• Thiên đô (v): to move the capital.
• Thiên hướng (n): inclination, tendency.
  • Cậu ấy có thiên hướng nghệ thuật. (He has an artistic inclination.)
• Thiên nhiên (n): nature (a separate, common compound word).
  • Bảo vệ thiên nhiên. (Protect nature.)

Synonyms

• Noun (section): part, division, chapter.
• Noun (piece): essay, composition, work.
• Verb (to move): relocate, transfer, shift.
• Verb (to incline): tend, favor, be biased.
• Adjective: predisposed, partial.

Related Idioms and Set Phrases

• Thiên biến vạn hóa: to be infinitely changeable; myriad transformations.
• Thiên hình vạn trạng: to appear in countless forms; multifarious.
• Thiên phương bách kế: to use a thousand schemes and a hundred tricks; to try every possible means.
• Thiên tải nhất thì: a very rare opportunity (literally, "once in a thousand years").

noun

1. section, part piece of (literature, poem, essay)

số từ

1. thousand

verb

1. to move

adj

1. inclined to, prone to