trấn ngự
Definition
- Verb:
- To guard; to defend; to protect: To exercise control or authority over a place, especially a strategic or border area, in order to keep it safe from attack or danger.
- To dominate; to command; to hold sway over: To exert a powerful, controlling influence over a situation, person, or thing, often suppressing opposition.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Binh lính được lệnh trấn ngự vùng biên giới. (The soldiers were ordered to guard the border region.)
- Đội nhà đã hoàn toàn trấn ngự thế trận. (The home team completely dominated the flow of the game.)
- Cô ấy cố gắng trấn ngự cảm xúc của mình. (She tried to master her emotions.)
Advanced Usage
- "trấn ngự tinh thần": to dominate mentally; to have a psychological hold.
- Đối thủ tìm cách trấn ngự tinh thần của vận động viên. (The opponent sought to gain a psychological hold over the athlete.)
Variants and Related Words
Trấn giữ (v): to garrison; to guard and hold (a fortress, position).
- Một đơn vị quân đội trấn giữ pháo đài. (A military unit garrisoned the fortress.)
Khống chế (v): to control; to dominate; to restrain.
- Máy bay địch bị khống chế bởi hỏa lực phòng không. (The enemy aircraft was suppressed by anti-aircraft fire.)
Synonyms
- Guard: to watch over and protect.
- Defend: to resist an attack on.
- Dominate: to have a commanding influence over.
- Command: to have control or authority over.
Related Idioms
- Trấn an tâm lý: to reassure; to give psychological comfort. (Note: This is related in the realm of controlling a state of mind, but is softer than "trấn ngự".)
- Bác sĩ trấn an tâm lý cho bệnh nhân. (The doctor reassured the patient.)