điền
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Definition
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.
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.
- (kết hợp hạn chế) Land, field
- Thuế điềnLand tax
- Sổ điềnLand register
- Mặt chữ điềnA quare face
- Fill in
- Điền vào chỗ trốngTo fill in blanks
- Điền tên vào giấy in sẵnTo fill in a form