trẻ con
Học thuậtThân thiện
Definition
Noun:
- A child or children: A young human being below the age of puberty; a boy or girl. Used to refer to one or more children in general.
- Childhood: The state or period of being a child (often used in a possessive or descriptive sense).
Adjective:
- Childish: Behaving in a silly or immature way, like a child. Having the characteristics of a child, often implying a lack of seriousness or maturity.
Usage Examples
Noun:
- Công viên này dành cho trẻ con. (This park is for children.)
- Tiếng cười của trẻ con vang khắp sân. (The sound of children's laughter echoed across the yard.)
- Thời trẻ con của tôi thật hạnh phúc. (My childhood was very happy.)
Adjective:
- Đừng có trẻ con như vậy! (Don't be so childish!)
- Đó là một cuộc tranh cãi rất trẻ con. (That was a very childish argument.)
- Cô ấy có một nụ cười rất trẻ con. (She has a very childlike smile.)
Advanced Usage
- "Đồ trẻ con": This phrase can be used as a noun phrase meaning "child's play" (something simple) or as an exclamation meaning "How childish!"
- Việc này dễ, đồ trẻ con thôi! (This is easy, it's child's play!)
- Đồ trẻ con! Ai thèm giận! (How childish! Who would bother getting angry!)
Variants and Related Words
Trẻ nhỏ (n): Young children, little ones. Often emphasizes very young age.
- Hãy chú ý đến các trẻ nhỏ. (Please pay attention to the little ones.)
Trẻ thơ (n): Infants, very young children; can carry a poetic or tender connotation.
- Giấc ngủ của trẻ thơ. (The sleep of an infant.)
Trẻ em (n): Children, kids. This is a very common and neutral term, often used in formal or general contexts.
- Quyền trẻ em. (Children's rights.)
Synonyms
- Noun: Child, kid, youngster, juvenile.
- Adjective: Childish, immature, juvenile, infantile, puerile.
Related Idioms
Trẻ con không biết, người lớn không hay: Literally "Children don't know, adults aren't aware." Used to describe a secret or situation unknown to everyone involved.
- Chuyện cứ diễn ra kiểu trẻ con không biết, người lớn không hay. (It happened in a way that nobody knew about.)
Nói chuyện trẻ con: To talk about childish things or to speak in a simplistic, naive manner.
- Thôi, đừng nói chuyện trẻ con nữa. (Stop talking about such childish things.)
adj
- childish