Definition

1. Verb:

   • To fill in / to fill out: The primary meaning of "điền" is to write or enter information into a designated space, such as a blank on a form or a questionnaire.
   • To complete (by adding information): It refers to the act of supplying missing details to make something whole or finished.

2. Noun (Archaic/Limited Use):

   • Field / farmland: An older, literary term for cultivated land, particularly rice fields. This usage is now rare in everyday speech and mostly found in historical or compound terms.

Usage Examples

• Verb:

  • Điền vào chỗ trống. (Fill in the blanks.)
  • Bạn cần điền tên và địa chỉ vào giấy này. (You need to fill in your name and address on this paper.)
  • Tôi đã điền tất cả thông tin vào đơn xin việc. (I have filled out all the information on the job application.)

• Noun:

  • Thuế điền (Land tax)
  • Sổ điền (Land register)

Advanced Usage

• "Mặt chữ điền": An idiom describing a square, honest-looking face (literally "a field-character face"), often associated with trustworthiness or a sturdy appearance.
  • Ông ấy có mặt chữ điền, trông rất phúc hậu. (He has a square face, which looks very kind and virtuous.)

Variants and Related Words

• Điền kinh (n): Athletics (track and field). This is a compound word where "điền" retains its archaic connection to "field."

  • Anh ấy là vận động viên điền kinh. (He is a track and field athlete.)

• Điền dã (n/v): Fieldwork (in research or anthropology).

  • Các nhà khoa học đang làm công tác điền dã. (The scientists are doing fieldwork.)

• Điền viên (n): A poetic term for fields and gardens, implying a peaceful, rustic life.

Synonyms

• Fill in / Fill out: (for the verb) to complete a form.
• Complete: to finish by adding required parts.
• Field / Farmland: (for the archaic noun) cultivated land.

Related Idioms

• "Mặt chữ điền": As described above, an idiom referring to a square-shaped, honest face.

1. (kết hợp hạn chế) Land, field
   • Thuế điền
     Land tax
   • Sổ điền
     Land register
   • Mặt chữ điền
     A quare face
2. Fill in
   • Điền vào chỗ trống
     To fill in blanks
   • Điền tên vào giấy in sẵn
     To fill in a form