tầm tay
Definition
- Noun phrase:
- Arm's reach / within reach: The physical distance that one's hand or arm can extend to touch or grasp something. It describes a very close, accessible proximity.
- Figurative reach / grasp: The figurative extent of one's ability, influence, or access to achieve or obtain something non-physical, like a goal or opportunity.
Usage Examples
- Noun phrase:
- Hãy để thuốc ngoài tầm tay trẻ em. (Keep medicine out of children's reach.)
- Quyển sách ở ngay trong tầm tay tôi. (The book is right within my arm's reach.)
- Công việc mơ ước đã ở trong tầm tay. (The dream job is now within grasp.)
Advanced Usage
- "với tầm tay": with one's reach, within one's capability to handle.
- Dự án này vượt quá với tầm tay của chúng tôi. (This project is beyond our reach/capability.)
Variants and Related Words
Tầm mắt (n): within eyesight, range of vision.
- Ngọn hải đăng nằm trong tầm mắt. (The lighthouse is within eyesight.)
Tầm với (n): reach, grasping range (often interchangeable with tầm tay for physical reach).
- Cái kệ cao quá tầm với của tôi. (The shelf is beyond my reach.)
Synonyms
- Reach: the extent to which someone can stretch to touch something.
- Grasp: the act of holding or the ability to achieve something.
- Proximity: nearness in space, time, or relationship.
Related Idioms
Trong tầm tay: within reach/arm's length (both literal and figurative).
- Chiến thắng đang ở trong tầm tay. (Victory is within our grasp.)
Ngoài tầm tay: out of reach, unattainable.
- Ước mơ đó dường như ngoài tầm tay. (That dream seems out of reach.)