trệ

Bụng cô ấy trệ xuống vì mang thai.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To sag or droop: To sink or hang down slightly due to weight or heaviness, often used for body parts or objects.
   • To stagnate or be delayed: To become held up, stuck, or backlogged, causing a halt in progress.

Usage Examples

• Verb (to sag):

  • Bụng cô ấy trệ xuống sau khi sinh. (Her stomach sagged after giving birth.)
  • Chiếc võng trệ vì quá nhiều đồ. (The hammock sagged because of too many items.)

• Verb (to stagnate/delay):

  • Tiến độ dự án bị trệ vì thiếu vốn. (The project's progress was delayed due to a lack of funding.)
  • Công việc trệ lại cả tuần. (The work was held up for a whole week.)

Advanced Usage

• "trệ hẳn": to be severely delayed or bogged down.
  • Mọi hoạt động sản xuất trệ hẳn. (All production activities were severely bogged down.)

Variants and Related Words

• Trì trệ (adj/verb): to be stagnant, sluggish, or delayed (a stronger, more common compound).

  • Nền kinh tế đang trì trệ. (The economy is stagnant.)

• Ách trệ (verb/noun): to be obstructed, to have a blockage or bottleneck.

  • Giao thông ách trệ vào giờ cao điểm. (Traffic is obstructed during rush hour.)

Synonyms

• Sag: to droop or sink downward.
• Stagnate: to stop developing or advancing.
• Delay: to cause to be late or slow.

Related Idioms

• Trệ bụng: (literally "sagging stomach") a colloquial term for a protruding or pendulous belly.
  • Ông ấy bắt đầu trệ bụng. (He is starting to get a protruding belly.)