thắng
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Definition
- Verb:
- To win, to be victorious: To achieve victory in a competition, contest, or struggle.
- To boil (sugar): To dissolve sugar in water by boiling, often to make syrup or candy.
- To harness, to saddle: To put a saddle or harness on an animal, especially a horse.
- To brake: To slow down or stop a vehicle using a brake. (This is a common vernacular usage, with "phanh" being the standard term).
Usage Examples
- To win:
- Đội chủ nhà đã thắng với tỉ số 3-0. (The home team won with a score of 3-0.)
- Cô ấy thắng trong cuộc thi hùng biện. (She won the speech contest.)
- To boil (sugar):
- Bà tôi thắng đường để làm mứt dừa. (My grandmother boils sugar to make coconut candy.)
- Muốn có nước hàng màu đẹp, phải biết cách thắng. (To get beautiful caramel color, you must know how to boil the sugar.)
- To harness:
- Người nài ngựa đang thắng yên cương. (The jockey is saddling the horse.)
- Thắng xe ngựa xong thì chúng ta có thể lên đường. (Once we harness the horses to the carriage, we can depart.)
- To brake:
- Anh ấy thắng gấp để tránh con chó chạy qua đường. (He braked suddenly to avoid the dog running across the street.)
Advanced Usage
- "thắng lợi": To achieve victory/success (a compound word, often used in formal/political contexts).
- Cuộc đấu tranh giành độc lập đã thắng lợi. (The struggle for independence was victorious.)
- "thắng cảnh": Scenic spot, beauty spot (a compound noun).
- Vịnh Hạ Long là một thắng cảnh nổi tiếng. (Ha Long Bay is a famous scenic spot.)
- "thắng thế": To gain the upper hand.
- Phe chủ chiến đang thắng thế trong cuộc tranh luận. (The hawkish faction is gaining the upper hand in the debate.)
Variants and Related Words
- Chiến thắng (n/v): Victory; to win a war/battle. (A common compound).
- Chiến thắng Điện Biên Phủ lừng lẫy. (The glorious Dien Bien Phu victory.)
- Thắng lợi (n): Success, triumph. (See above).
- Thắng cảnh (n): Scenic spot. (See above).
- Thắng cố (n): A traditional meat stew of the H'Mong people.
- Thắng (n): Brake (as a noun, from the verb meaning). (Squeeze the brake.)
Synonyms
- To win: chiến thắng, đoạt giải, giành phần thắng.
- To boil (sugar): nấu đường, kẹo đường (refers to the process/product).
- To harness: đóng yên, buộc dây cương.
- To brake: phanh (standard term), hãm.
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)
- thắng lại: To brake (and stop). (The bus braked to a stop at the station.)
- thắng tay: To brake by hand (e.g., on a bicycle). (On the downhill section, remember to brake by hand slowly.)
Related Idioms
- "Thắng làm vua, thua làm giặc": Literally "The winner becomes the king, the loser becomes the bandit." Meaning: History is written by the victors; the winner takes all.
- "Thắng không kiêu, bại không nản": "Victory without arrogance, defeat without discouragement." Meaning: Stay humble in victory and resilient in defeat.
verb
- to win to boil to harness to brake