Definition

1. Verb:
   • To rinse (with clean water for the final time): The action of washing something with clean water one last time to remove soap or residue.
   • To spread thinly (into a layer): The action of pouring a liquid or semi-liquid substance and tilting a surface to create a thin, even layer.
   • To coat, to cover thinly: The action of applying a thin layer of a substance over a surface.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Sau khi rửa bát bằng nước rửa chén, bạn nên tráng lại bằng nước sạch. (After washing dishes with detergent, you should rinse them with clean water.)
  • Để làm bánh cuốn, đầu tiên phải tráng một lớp bột mỏng lên vải trong nồi hấp. (To make steamed rice rolls, you must first spread a thin layer of batter onto the cloth in the steamer.)
  • Người thợ tráng một lớp men mỏng lên bề mặt gốm trước khi nung. (The artisan coats the ceramic surface with a thin layer of glaze before firing.)

Advanced Usage

• "tráng qua": to give a quick rinse; to briefly coat or cover.
  • Chỉ cần tráng qua nồi bằng nước nóng là sạch. (Just give the pot a quick rinse with hot water and it will be clean.)
• "tráng lòng": to coat a pan with fat/oil (literally "to coat the pan's belly").
  • Trước khi chiên trứng, nhớ tráng lòng chảo với một ít dầu. (Before frying eggs, remember to coat the pan with a little oil.)

Variants and Related Words

• Tráng men (verb phrase): to glaze, to enamel (applying a glass-like coating).
  • Chiếc cốc sứ được tráng men bóng loáng. (The porcelain cup is glazed to a shiny finish.)
• Tráng bạc (verb phrase): to silver, to coat with a thin layer of silver.
  • Kính viễn vọng thường có gương được tráng bạc. (Telescopes often have mirrors coated with silver.)
• Tráng kiện (adjective): (archaic, literary) robust, strong and healthy (often describing a young man).

Synonyms

• Rửa sạch (lần cuối): to wash clean (for the final time).
• Phết: to spread, to daub (often with a thicker consistency or using a tool like a brush).
• Phủ: to cover, to overlay (can be a thicker layer).

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

• Tráng miệng: (idiomatic) to have dessert (literally "to rinse the mouth").
  • Sau bữa tối, chúng tôi dùng hoa quả để tráng miệng. (After dinner, we had fruit for dessert.)

Related Idioms

• Ăn no rồi lại *tráng miệng bằng cà phê.*: (Idiomatic usage) To have coffee after a meal.
  • Thói quen của ông ấy là tráng miệng bằng một tách cà phê đen. (His habit is to finish the meal with a cup of black coffee.)

verb

1. to rinse to spread to cover thinly, to coat