lớn

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Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Vietnamese lớn, mlớn.

Pronunciation

Adjective

lớn (𡘯, 𢀲, 𱜝, 𣁔, 𣁔)

  1. big; large
    Synonyms: to, bự
    Antonyms: nhỏ,
    cao lớntall/high and large
  2. grown-up; adult
    Antonyms: nhỏ,
    người lớnan adult
  3. great; grand
    Antonyms: nhỏ,
    chí lớngrand ambitions
    2 lớn hơn 12's greater than 1
  4. loud
    Antonyms: nhỏ,
    ăn to nói lớnto take big bites and talk loudly

Usage notes

  • In many situations, this word and to are interchangeable:
    nhà to mà chẳng ai ởa big house where no one lives in
    căn nhà lớn trên đỉnh đồia big house on top of the hill
  • However, lớn is also specifically used for things or concepts that are intangible or not visually perceivable, although not necessarily abstract nouns:
    nguồn cảm hứng lớn (never *nguồn cảm hứng to)a big inspiration
    dấu hỏi lớna big question (figure of speech)
    dấu hỏi toa big question mark (like one written on a sheet of paper)

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Verb

lớn (𡘯, 𢀲, 𱜝, 𣁔, 𣁔)

  1. to grow; to become big