bê

Thân thiện

Một cậu bé bê một hộp quà lớn vào phòng.

Definition

1. Noun:

   • Calf: A young cow or bull, especially one that is still nursing or is less than one year old.

2. Verb:

   • To carry (a heavy object): To lift and transport something heavy, typically using both hands and holding it in front of the body without lifting it high.
   • To interlard, to insert clumsily: To insert or incorporate something (like a slogan, phrase, or idea) into a text or work in a crude, unthinking, or mechanical way.

Usage Examples

• Noun:

  • Con bê đang đứng cạnh mẹ. (The calf is standing next to its mother.)
  • Thịt bê rất mềm và ngon. (Veal is very tender and delicious.)

• Verb:

  • Anh ấy đang bê một thùng nước nặng. (He is carrying a heavy crate of water.)
  • Đừng bê nguyên những câu nói đó vào bài luận của bạn. (Don't just clumsily insert those phrases into your essay.)

Advanced Usage

• "bê nguyên xi": To copy something entirely without any change or adaptation.
  • Anh ta bê nguyên xi ý tưởng của người khác. (He copied someone else's idea entirely without change.)

Variants and Related Words

• Bò: (n) Cow, cattle. This is the adult animal.
• Bê bối: (n) Scandal, mess. This is a compound word with a different meaning.
• Bế: (v) To carry in one's arms (often a child). Note the different tone and meaning.

Synonyms

• Noun: Nghé (another word for a young water buffalo or, informally, a calf).
• Verb (to carry): Khiêng (to carry by two or more people), vác (to carry on the shoulder).
• Verb (to interlard): Chắp vá (to patch together), sao chép (to copy).

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

• Bê đồ: To carry things (a general phrase).
  • Tôi sẽ giúp bạn bê đồ vào nhà. (I will help you carry the things into the house.)

Related Idioms

• Bê tha: (adj) Slovenly, sloppy, unkempt. This is a compound adjective describing a state of disarray.
  • Căn phòng trông thật bê tha. (The room looks very sloppy.) (Note: The historical meaning related to a wooden stick or club is archaic and not in common modern use.)

Học thuật

noun

1. Calf
   • thịt bê
     Veal

verb

1. To carry
   • bê tảng đá
     to carry a slab of stone
2. To interlard
   • bê khẩu hiệu vào thơ ca
     to interlard poetry with slogans