đôi
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Definition
Numeral/Classifier:
- A pair; a couple: A unit consisting of two items or two individuals of the same kind, typically corresponding or matching, such as a pair of shoes or a couple in a relationship.
- Two (in a non-counting sense): Used to indicate the number two in a general or abstract sense, often in fixed expressions, not for sequential counting.
Adverb:
- Double; twofold: Indicating an amount that is twice as much or a state that is doubled.
Adjective (in certain contexts):
- A few; some; several: Used to indicate a small, indefinite number, more than one but not many.
Usage Examples
Numeral/Classifier:
- Tôi mua một đôi giày mới. (I bought a new pair of shoes.)
- Đôi bạn thân ấy luôn giúp đỡ nhau. (That close pair of friends always help each other.)
- Hãy đi hàng đôi. (Please walk in pairs.)
Adverb:
- Sản lượng tăng gấp đôi. (The output increased twofold.)
Adjective (indicating a few):
- Tôi muốn nói đôi lời. (I would like to say a few words.)
- Đôi khi tôi đến thăm ông bà. (Sometimes I visit my grandparents.)
Advanced Usage
"Đôi co": to argue back and forth, to dispute.
- Hai bên đôi co mãi không xong. (The two sides argued endlessly without resolution.)
"Đôi mươi": (literally: a score of twenty) referring to the age of twenty or youth.
- Tuổi đôi mươi tràn đầy năng lượng. (The age of twenty is full of energy.)
Variants and Related Words
Đôi lứa (n): a couple (specifically romantic or marital).
- Đôi lứa yêu nhau. (The couple is in love.)
Đôi bạn (n): a pair of friends.
- Họ là đôi bạn cùng tiến. (They are a pair of friends who progress together.)
Synonyms
- Pair: two corresponding items.
- Couple: two persons associated together.
- Twofold: double the amount.
- A few: a small number.
Related Idioms
Như đôi đũa lệch: (like a mismatched pair of chopsticks) describing an unequal or incompatible match, often in marriage.
- Họ kết hôn như đôi đũa lệch. (Their marriage is like a mismatched pair of chopsticks.)
Đôi bên: both sides; the two parties involved.
- Đôi bên đã đạt được thỏa thuận. (The two sides have reached an agreement.)