Definition

1. Noun:

   • Edge, border, fringe: Refers to the outer boundary or margin of an area, such as the side of a road, a riverbank, or the coastline.
   • Vein (medical): In informal medical contexts, it can refer to a vein, particularly in the compound term for an intravenous injection.

2. Preposition/Verb (in combination):

   • Along, alongside: Used to indicate proximity to an edge, often in the structure "ven theo" meaning to follow along the side of something.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Chúng tôi dừng xe ở ven đường. (We stopped the car at the side of the road.)
  • Những ngôi nhà nằm ở ven sông. (The houses are located on the riverbank.)
• Preposition/Verb (in combination):
  • Con đường ven theo bờ biển rất đẹp. (The road running along the coastline is very beautiful.)

Advanced Usage

• "tiêm ven": A common informal term for an intravenous injection or drip.
  • Bệnh nhân được tiêm ven để truyền thuốc. (The patient was given an intravenous injection to administer medicine.)

Variants and Related Words

• Ven bờ (n): waterside, edge of a shore or bank.
• Ven đường (n): roadside, wayside.
• Ven theo (v/prep): to go along, to follow the edge of.

Synonyms

• Edge: the outer limit of an object or area.
• Border: the boundary or margin.
• Fringe: the outer edge of something.
• Riverside/Bankside: the land at the edge of a river.

Related Phrases

• Sống ven đô: to live on the outskirts of the city.
  • Gia đình họ sống ven đô để có không khí trong lành. (Their family lives on the city outskirts for fresh air.)