No. 730 in Vietnamese
chăn
"Chăn" means "blanket" in English.
In a sentence
Tôi giữ ấm bằng một chiếc chăn dày trong mùa đông.
I keep warm with a thick blanket during winter.
Here, "chăn" is used as a noun meaning "blanket".
Người nông dân chăn cừu trên đồng cỏ.
The farmer herds sheep on the meadow.
In this sentence, "chăn" functions as a verb meaning "herd" or "implement the action of tending to livestock".
Gia đình tôi sống ở làng có rất nhiều người nuôi bò và chăn dê.
My family lives in a village where many people raise cows and herd goats.
Here, "chăn" is used as a verb describing the action of tending or herding livestock, specifically goats in this context.
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