Definition

1. Verb:
   • To tilt or to list: To lean or incline to one side due to a loss of balance or equilibrium, typically used for objects like boats or vehicles.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Thuyền trành. (The boat lists.)
  • Xe tải trành về một bên. (The truck tilts to one side.)

Advanced Usage

• This verb is primarily used in descriptive contexts concerning the physical position of an object. It often implies an unintended or unstable leaning.

Variants and Related Words

• Nghiêng (v): to lean, to tilt. A more common and general synonym.
  • Chiếc tháp nghiêng. (The tower leans.)

Synonyms

• List: (for ships/boats) to lean to one side.
• Tilt: to cause to slope or lean.
• Lean: to incline from a vertical position.

Notes on Usage

• The word "trành" is not commonly used in everyday modern Vietnamese. Its usage is largely literary or dialectal and is most frequently encountered in the specific phrase "thuyền trành."