chen

Từ điển Việt Anh (Vietnamese English Dictionary)

verb
To elbow, to jostle
chen vào đám đông to elbow oneself into the crowd, to elbow one's way into the crowd
đông quá chen chân không lọt the crush was such that it was impossible to elbow oneself in
thuyền bè chen nhau vào bến boats and rafts jostled for berth
To intersperse, to mix
cỏ cây chen đá, lá chen hoa rocks were interspersed with vegetation and leaves with blooms
nói chen vào một câu to cut in with a sentence
trong niềm vui có chen lẫn chút ít lo âu a joy mixed with some degree of anxiety
chen vai thích cánh to vie hard with each other in some common job

	[chen]
	động từ
		To elbow, to jostle; force one's way (through); push/elbow/shoulder one's way (through)
			chen vào đám đông
			to elbow oneself into the crowd, to elbow one's way into the crowd
			đông quá chen chân không lọt
			the crush was such that it was impossible to elbow oneself in
			thuyền bè chen nhau vào bến
			boats and rafts jostled for berth
			Còn chen vào chốn bụi hồng làm chi (truyện Kiều)
			Why should I roll again in worldly dust?
		To intersperse, to mix
			cỏ cây chen đá, lá chen hoa
			rocks were interspersed with vegetation and leaves with blooms
			nói chen vào một câu
			to cut in with a sentence
			trong niềm vui có chen lẫn chút ít lo âu
			a joy mixed with some degree of anxiety
		harmonize (with), be in keeping with; go (with), tone (with); blend, merge
			chen vai thích cánh
			to vie hard with each other in some common job