Definition

1. Noun:

   • Preface, foreword, introduction: A short piece of writing at the beginning of a book, often explaining its purpose or content.
   • Back, support (of a chair): The vertical part of a chair or seat against which one leans their back.

2. Verb:

   • To lean (against/on), to rest (against): To place one's body or an object against something else for support.
   • To rely on, to depend on (figurative): To depend on someone or something for support, help, or strength.

3. Adjective:

   • Similar to, like, resembling: Having a likeness or similarity to something else.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Nhà phê bình viết tựa cho cuốn tiểu thuyết mới. (The critic wrote the foreword for the new novel.)
  • Chiếc ghế gỗ này có tựa rất chắc chắn. (This wooden chair has a very sturdy back.)
• Verb:
  • Cô bé tựa đầu vào vai mẹ. (The little girl leaned her head on her mother's shoulder.)
  • Chúng tôi luôn tựa vào nhau trong khó khăn. (We always rely on each other in times of difficulty.)
• Adjective:
  • Làn da cô ấy trắng tựa tuyết. (Her skin is white like snow.)

Advanced Usage

• "tựa như" / "tựa hồ": Conjunctions meaning "as if", "as though", "like". These are more literary.
  • Cảnh tượng ấy đẹp tựa như trong cổ tích. (That scene was beautiful, as if from a fairy tale.)
• "tựa lưng": A common phrase meaning "to lean one's back (against something)".
  • Ông cụ tựa lưng vào gốc cây để nghỉ ngơi. (The old man leaned his back against the tree trunk to rest.)

Variants and Related Words

• Tựa đề (n): Title, heading (of a book, article, song).
  • Tựa đề bài hát đó rất hay. (The title of that song is very good.)
• Tựa nương (v): To rely on, to lean on (often emotionally).
  • Đứa trẻ tựa nương vào tình yêu của cha mẹ. (The child relies on the love of their parents.)
• Tựa cửa (n/v): Can refer to the act of leaning against a door or the door frame itself.
  • Anh ấy đứng tựa cửa chờ cô ấy. (He stood leaning against the door waiting for her.)

Synonyms

• Noun (Preface): Introduction, prologue, preamble.
• Verb (To lean): To recline, to prop, to support oneself.
• Adjective (Similar): Alike, comparable, analogous.

Related Idioms

• Nương tựa lẫn nhau: To rely on and support each other mutually.
  • Trong cuộc sống, gia đình phải biết nương tựa lẫn nhau. (In life, family members must know how to rely on and support each other.)
• Tựa thế hồi sinh: Literally "to lean on and regain life", meaning to rely on a crucial source of support for recovery or survival.
  • Doanh nghiệp ấy tựa thế hồi sinh nhờ khoản đầu tư kịp thời. (That business revived by relying on the timely investment.)

noun

1. title, heading

verb

1. to lean against (on)

adj

1. similar