mau
Học thuậtThân thiện
Definition
Adjective:
- Quick; Fast; Rapid: Describes an action or process that happens in a short amount of time or at a high speed.
- Dense; Close Together: Describes things that are spaced closely or tightly packed, with little space between them.
Adverb:
- Quickly; Fast; Rapidly: Used to modify a verb, indicating that the action is performed with speed or will be completed soon.
Usage Examples
- As an Adjective:
- Chữ viết của cô ấy rất mau. (Her handwriting is very dense.)
- Cấy lúa mau hơn. (Plant the rice seedlings closer together.)
- As an Adverb:
- Anh đi mau quá! (You are going too fast!)
- Vết thương sẽ mau lành thôi. (The wound will heal quickly.)
- Làm mau lên! (Do it quickly!)
Advanced Usage
- "mau mắn": prompt; quick to act or respond.
- Cô ấy rất mau mắn giúp đỡ người khác. (She is very prompt in helping others.)
- "mau miệng": quick-tongued; speaking quickly or without thinking.
- Đừng có mau miệng hứa hẹn. (Don't be quick to make promises.)
Variants and Related Words
- Mau chóng (adj/adv): swift; swiftly; promptly.
- Mong vấn đề được giải quyết mau chóng. (I hope the issue is resolved swiftly.)
- Mau lẹ (adj/adv): nimble; briskly.
- Cậu bé thao tác rất mau lẹ. (The boy operates very briskly.)
Synonyms
- Adjective/Adverb: fast, quick, rapid, swift, speedy.
- Adjective (dense): thick, dense, close-set.
Related Idioms and Phrases
- Mau sao thì nắng, vắng sao thì mưa: (Literally: Dense stars mean sun, sparse stars mean rain.) A folk weather proverb.
- Mau nước mắt: easily brought to tears; tearful.
- Đứa trẻ rất mau nước mắt. (The child is very tearful.)
- Mau tay: quick-handed; deft or fast with one's hands.
- Cần một người mau tay cho công việc này. (We need a deft person for this job.)
adj
- quickly; fast; rapidly
- anh đi mau quáYou are going too fast