tan
/tæn/
Học thuậtThân thiện
Definition
- Verb:
- To dissolve: For a solid substance to mix completely with a liquid, forming a homogeneous solution. Example: Sugar dissolves in water.
- To melt / to thaw: For a solid substance to change into a liquid state, often due to heat. Example: Ice melts in the sun.
- To break into pieces / to shatter: To be broken or smashed into many small fragments, losing its original form.
- To disperse / to scatter: For a group of people, fog, or a crowd to separate and move apart, eventually disappearing.
- To end / to be over: For a gathering, event, or state to come to a conclusion. Example: School lets out.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Đường tan trong nước. (Sugar dissolves in water.)
- Băng tan khi nhiệt độ tăng. (Ice melts when the temperature rises.)
- Chiếc ly rơi xuống đất và tan thành trăm mảnh. (The cup fell to the ground and shattered into a hundred pieces.)
- Đám đông tan sau buổi hòa nhạc. (The crowd dispersed after the concert.)
- Lớp học tan lúc 5 giờ. (The class ends at 5 o'clock.)
Advanced Usage
- "tan biến": to vanish, to disappear completely.
- Nỗi lo lắng của cô ấy dần tan biến. (Her anxiety gradually vanished.)
- "tan vỡ": to be shattered, broken (often used for dreams, plans, or relationships).
- Giấc mơ của anh ấy đã tan vỡ. (His dream was shattered.)
- "tan tành": to be completely smashed or ruined.
- Chiếc xe bị hỏng tan tành. (The car was completely wrecked.)
Variants and Related Words
- Tan học (v): for school to let out, for classes to be dismissed.
- Bọn trẻ vui vẻ chạy về nhà sau khi tan học. (The children happily ran home after school was out.)
- Tan rã (v): to disintegrate, to fall apart (for organizations, structures).
- Đế chế đó cuối cùng đã tan rã. (That empire finally disintegrated.)
Synonyms
- Dissolve: to mix into a liquid.
- Melt: to change from solid to liquid.
- Disperse: to scatter.
- Shatter: to break suddenly into pieces.
- End: to conclude.
Related Idioms
- Tan như xác pháo: to be completely shattered (like a firecracker casing after it explodes).
- Sau vụ nổ, cửa kính tan như xác pháo. (After the explosion, the glass door was completely shattered.)
- Tan đàn xẻ nghé: for a group or family to be separated and go their own ways.
- Công ty phá sản, nhân viên tan đàn xẻ nghé. (The company went bankrupt, and the employees scattered.)
verb
- to dissolve, to melt, to thaw. into pieces. to be over, to close, to disperse