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Meaning
4 senses · 4 meanings
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hold
To use one's hands or an object to keep something from falling or moving.
vi Em bé đang cầm một món đồ chơi.
en The baby is holding a toy.
capture
(Sino-Vietnamese, literary; mostly in compounds such as cầm giữ, cầm tù) To capture or detain.
vi Cảnh sát đã cầm giữ kẻ tình nghi.
en The police captured and detained the suspect.
zither
(Sino-Vietnamese, literary) A traditional stringed musical instrument; zither.
vi Tiếng cầm vang lên trong đêm thanh vắng.
en The sound of the zither echoed in the quiet night.
bird
A Sino-Vietnamese word used to refer to birds in general.
vi Cụm “phi cầm tẩu thú” chỉ chim bay và thú chạy.
en The phrase “phi cầm tẩu thú” refers to flying birds and running beasts.