tựa
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Definition
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.
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.
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.)
verb
- to lean against (on)
adj
- similar