Definition

1. Verb:
   • To intend, to plan, to have the intention of doing something: "Toan" expresses the idea of having a plan or intention to carry out an action, often implying the action is about to happen or is being considered.
   • (Regional/Dialectal) To almost do something, to be on the verge of: In some regional usages, "toan" can mean to nearly do something or to be close to an action occurring.
   • (Archaic) To calculate, to count on: In older literary contexts, "toan" can mean to calculate or to count on something happening.

Usage Examples

• Verb (To intend):
  • Nó toan đi du lịch vào mùa hè. (He intends to travel in the summer.)
  • Họ toan mở một cửa hàng mới. (They plan to open a new store.)
• Verb (Regional: to almost do):
  • Trời mưa to, tôi toan ngã. (It was raining heavily, I almost fell.)
• Verb (Archaic: to calculate):
  • Toan đi một chuyến cho biết. (To plan/count on taking a trip to gain experience.) (This usage is now rare in modern speech.)

Advanced Usage

• "Toan tính": This is a compound word meaning to calculate, to scheme, or to make elaborate plans, often with a slightly negative connotation of cunning.
  • Hắn ta đang toan tính một kế hoạch đen tối. (He is scheming a dark plan.)
• The verb "toan" often implies an intention that is not yet realized or is in its preparatory stages. It can sometimes carry a nuance of a secret or unspoken plan.

Variants and Related Words

• Toan tính (verb): to scheme, to calculate, to plot.
• Ý toan (noun, archaic): intention, plan. (Rare in modern usage)
• Dự toan (noun): plan, project, estimate. (More formal)

Synonyms

• Định: to intend, to plan. (Very close synonym, more common in modern speech)
• Tính: to plan, to calculate.
• Dự định: to intend, to plan. (A more formal synonym)

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

• Toan làm hại: to intend to harm.
  • Kẻ xấu toan làm hại người khác. (The bad person intends to harm others.)
• Toan bỏ đi: to plan to leave/run away.
  • Nó toan bỏ đi mà không nói lời nào. (He planned to leave without saying a word.)

Related Idioms

• Toan đi toan lại: To ponder over and over, to hesitate and reconsider plans repeatedly.
  • Việc đó anh ấy toan đi toan lại mãi vẫn chưa quyết định. (He has been pondering that matter over and over and still hasn't decided.)
• (Có) ý toan: (To have) an intention (often hidden or ulterior). This is an older idiomatic structure.
  • Phải xem hắn có ý toan gì. (We must see what intention he has.)

verb

1. to intend