Definitions

1. Noun:

   • Page: One side of a sheet of paper in a book, notebook, newspaper, etc. It can also metaphorically refer to a period or episode in history or life.
   • A type of plant: A medium-sized tree in the coffee family (Rubiaceae), with tubular flowers growing in clusters at the branch tips, in white, red, or yellow.
   • A prefix: Placed before nouns denoting people of talent or virtue (e.g., hero, virtuous mother). This usage is literary and honorific.

2. Verb:

   • To shift, to turn over, to mix: The action of turning over or mixing something to ensure evenness, such as grain drying in the sun or shuffling cards.
   • To settle, to pay off (a debt): To fully repay or settle a financial obligation. (This is a shortened, sometimes regional, form of "trang trải").

Usage Examples

• Noun:

  • Cuốn sách này dày ba trăm trang. (This book is three hundred pages thick.)
  • Đó là những trang sử hào hùng của dân tộc. (Those are the heroic pages of the nation's history.)
  • Hoa trang nở đỏ rực cả góc vườn. (The ixora flowers bloomed brightly red in the corner of the garden.)
  • Chàng là một trang nam nhi tuấn tú. (He is a handsome and talented gentleman.)

• Verb:

  • Bà đang trang thóc phơi ngoài sân. (She is shifting the rice drying in the yard.)
  • Trước khi chơi, hãy trang bài cho kỹ. (Before playing, shuffle the cards thoroughly.)
  • Anh ấy đã trang xong món nợ cho bố mẹ. (He has settled the debt for his parents.)

Advanced Usage

• "Lên trang" (Printing): To paginate, to make up pages.

  • Công việc lên trang cho cuốn tạp chí đã hoàn tất. (The pagination work for the magazine is complete.)

• "Trang nhất": Front page (of a newspaper).

  • Tin tức quan trọng thường được đưa lên trang nhất. (Important news is often placed on the front page.)

• "Trang trải": The full form of the verb meaning to cover expenses, to manage financially, or to spread out.

  • Cô ấy phải làm thêm để trang trải cuộc sống. (She has to take on extra work to make ends meet.)

Variants and Related Words

• Trang trọng (adj): Solemn, formal, dignified.

  • Buổi lễ diễn ra trong không khí trang trọng. (The ceremony took place in a solemn atmosphere.)

• Trang điểm (v): To apply makeup.

  • Cô ấy trang điểm nhẹ trước khi đi làm. (She applies light makeup before going to work.)

• Trang phục (n): Costume, attire.

  • Trang phục truyền thống của Việt Nam rất đa dạng. (Vietnam's traditional attire is very diverse.)

• Trang bị (v): To equip, to furnish.

  • Nhà trường trang bị máy tính mới cho phòng học. (The school equips the classroom with new computers.)

Synonyms

• Tờ (n): Sheet, leaf (can refer to a page but also to a whole sheet of paper).
• Mặt giấy (n): Page (literal: side of paper).
• Đảo (v): To stir, to turn over (similar to the verb "trang" for mixing).
• Thanh toán (v): To pay, to settle (similar to "trang" in the context of debt).

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

• Đánh số trang (v): To paginate, to number pages.
  • Hãy nhớ đánh số trang cho báo cáo. (Remember to number the pages of the report.)

Related Idioms

• Trang sử vàng: Golden pages of history (referring to a glorious historical period).

  • Chiến thắng Điện Biên Phủ là một trang sử vàng. (The Dien Bien Phu victory is a golden page of history.)

• Mở ra trang mới: To open a new page/chapter (to start anew).

  • Cô ấy quyết định chuyển đến thành phố để mở ra trang mới cho cuộc đời. (She decided to move to the city to start a new chapter in her life.)

noun

1. page

verb

1. to shift