ven
Definition
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.
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.)