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Meaning
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Noun
A very small amount of something that can be held or picked up with the fingertips.
vi Hãy thêm một nhúm muối vào nồi canh để tăng hương vị.
en Add a pinch of salt to the soup pot to enhance the flavor.
A relatively small group of people who are gathered together for a particular reason.
vi Một nhúm người đang đứng thảo luận sôi nổi ở góc phố.
en A small group of people are standing and discussing animatedly on the street corner.
Verb
This action involves using the fingertips to pick up or pinch a very small amount of something.
vi Cô ấy nhúm một ít đường và rắc lên mặt bánh.
en She pinched a small amount of sugar and sprinkled it on the cake.
A regional variant of the word "nhóm" used primarily in North Central Vietnam to mean starting a fire.
vi Mẹ tôi đang nhúm bếp để chuẩn bị bữa tối.
en My mother is starting a fire to prepare dinner.