trộn
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Definition
- Verb:
- To mix, to blend: To combine two or more different substances or things together so that they become a single, uniform mass or are evenly distributed throughout.
- To stir, to toss: To move the components around, typically with a tool or utensil, in order to achieve mixing.
- (In construction) To mix, to prepare: Specifically refers to combining materials like cement, sand, and water to make mortar or concrete.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Trộn bột mì với trứng và sữa. (Mix the flour with eggs and milk.)
- Cô ấy trộn salad thật đều. (She tossed the salad very thoroughly.)
- Công nhân đang trộn vữa để xây tường. (The workers are mixing mortar to build the wall.)
Advanced Usage
- "trộn lẫn": to intermix, to mingle (often implying things become indistinguishable).
- Tiếng ồn thành phố trộn lẫn vào nhau. (The city noises mingled together.)
- "trộn bài": to shuffle (cards).
- Người chia bài phải trộn bài kỹ trước khi chia. (The dealer must shuffle the cards well before dealing.)
Variants and Related Words
- Trộn cát (v): to mix sand (into a mixture).
- Trộn vữa (v): to mix mortar.
- Máy trộn (n): mixer, blender (e.g., food mixer, concrete mixer).
- Sự trộn lẫn (n): the act of mixing, a mixture, a blend.
Synonyms
- Mix: The most general term for combining substances.
- Blend: To mix thoroughly and smoothly, often to create a harmonious combination.
- Combine: To bring different elements together.
- Stir: To move a spoon or other implement around in a liquid or substance to mix it.
- Toss: To mix lightly by lifting and dropping ingredients, like in a salad.
Related Idioms and Phrases
- Ăn cơm trộn ngô: Literally "to eat rice mixed with corn," idiomatically refers to a period of hardship or poverty where staple foods had to be stretched.
- Thời đó, nhiều gia đình phải ăn cơm trộn ngô. (Back then, many families had to eat rice mixed with corn [to get by].)
- Trộn đời: (Colloquial) To live together or have a relationship, often without formal marriage; to cohabit.
- Hai người họ đã trộn đời với nhau được mấy năm. (The two of them have been living together for a few years.)
verb
- to mix, to blend; to turn upside down