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Definition
- Verb:
- To pass (an exam/test): To succeed in an examination or assessment, meeting the required standard for selection or qualification.
- To stop; to park (a vehicle): To bring a moving vehicle (like a car, bus, or bicycle) to a halt and remain stationary for a period, either temporarily or for parking.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Cô ấy đỗ đại học với số điểm rất cao. (She passed the university entrance exam with a very high score.)
- Xin vui lòng đỗ xe ở bên phải đường. (Please park the car on the right side of the road.)
- Chiếc xe buýt đỗ lại ở trạm tiếp theo. (The bus stopped at the next station.)
Advanced Usage
- "đỗ đạt": To achieve academic success; to pass exams and attain degrees or titles. This compound emphasizes scholarly achievement.
- Gia đình mong muốn con cái đỗ đạt. (The family hopes for their children to achieve academic success.)
Variants and Related Words
- Đậu (verb): A common synonym for both "to pass (an exam)" and "to perch/alight (for birds/aircraft)". In many contexts, and are interchangeable, especially in spoken Vietnamese.
- Chim đậu (or đỗ) trên cành cây. (A bird perches on a tree branch.)
- Đỗ xe (verb phrase): To park a vehicle.
- Khu vực này cấm đỗ xe. (This area prohibits parking.)
Synonyms
- To pass: To succeed in a test.
- To stop: To cease movement.
- To park: To leave a vehicle in a place.
Related Idioms
- Chưa đỗ ông nghè đã đe hàng tổng: Literally, "To start selling the [communal] mat before passing the doctoral exam." It means to count one's chickens before they hatch or to boast about success before it is achieved.
- Anh ta đang lên kế hoạch tiêu tiền giải thưởng, thật là chưa đỗ ông nghè đã đe hàng tổng. (He's planning how to spend the prize money; he's really counting his chickens before they hatch.)
verb
- To pass an examination
- To stop (of car)