treo

Definition

Verb:
- To hang: To attach something from above so that its lower part is free. This is the most common meaning, used for objects on walls, hooks, or lines.
- To suspend: To cause something to be held in place from above without support from below. This can also mean to temporarily stop or delay an action, process, or official status.
- To offer (a reward): To announce and promise a reward for a specific achievement, such as capturing a criminal or winning a contest.

Usage Examples

Verb:
- Tôi treo áo khoác lên móc. (I hang my jacket on the hook.)
- Tòa án quyết định treo án. (The court decided to suspend the sentence.)
- Chính quyền treo thưởng cho thông tin. (The authorities offered a reward for information.)

Advanced Usage

"treo cờ": to hang/fly a flag.
- Các con đường treo cờ đỏ sao vàng. (The streets are hung with red flags with a yellow star.)
"treo máy": to hang up (the phone).
- Cô ấy tức giận và treo máy. (She was angry and hung up the phone.)
"treo đầu dê bán thịt chó": (idiomatic) to hang a goat's head but sell dog meat; to engage in fraud or false advertising.

Variants and Related Words

Treo lơ lửng (v): to dangle, to hang suspended.
- Chiếc giày treo lơ lửng trên dây điện. (The shoe was dangling from the power line.)
Bị treo giò (idiomatic, v): to be suspended (from a team, job, or school); to be benched.
- Cầu thủ đó bị treo giò hai trận. (That player was suspended for two matches.)

Synonyms

Related Idioms

Treo đầu sợi tóc: to hang by a hair; to be in a very precarious or dangerous situation.
- Tính mạng bệnh nhân treo đầu sợi tóc. (The patient's life is hanging by a thread.)
Việc còn treo: a pending matter; an issue left unresolved or in suspension.
- Dự án đó vẫn là một việc còn treo. (That project is still a pending matter.)

verb

Khám phá thêm

Các từ liên quan

Từ gần giống

Từ chứa "treo"

Từ có nhắc đến "treo"

Proverbs and Idioms