good, close (sibling-like) friend ☊ 
anh em bạn ☊ to be close by ☊ bàng cận ☊ to follow close or hard on somebody’s heels ☊ bám sát ☊ school vacation, school dismissed; to close a school, shut a school ☊ bãi trường ☊ to approach, near, come close to, come near ☊ bén mảng ☊ to close up, fill up, block ☊ bít ☊ intimate friend, close friend, dear friend ☊ bạn thân ☊ to close the door ☊ bế môn ☊ to close (sea)ports ☊ bế môn tỏa cảng ☊ (1) friend, pal, chum; close (2) basket
(3) reed, rush ☊
bồ ☊ to gag, close one’s mouth ☊ bụm miệng ☊ all over, close together ☊ chít chung ☊ smile and half close the eye ☊ cười híp mắt ☊ near, close to ☊ cận ☊ to close up shop, stop trading ☊ dẹp tiệm ☊ put one’s mouth close to someone’s ears and whisper something ☊ ghé tai ☊ (1) bordering, near, adjacent, close to, before (2) 1st cycle of the twelve years of the Chinese zodiac ☊
giáp ☊ (1) to be X times more than (2) to fold, close
(3) urgent, pressing, in a hurry ☊
gấp ☊ near, close to (place, time) ☊ gần ☊ about to die, close to death ☊ gần chết ☊ near, close (by) ☊ gần gũi ☊ to be close to, near to ☊ gần gũi với ☊ near, close by ☊ gần gặn ☊ keep in close touch with the masses ☊ gần gụi ☊ almost, close to, nearly ☊ gần ngót ☊ nearby, close to one’s home ☊ gần nhà ☊ to fold, close (a book) ☊ gập ☊ to close (book) ☊ gập lại ☊ to close a book ☊ gập sách lại ☊ approximately, close to, near ☊ khoảng gần ☊ to shut, close (down), condemn ☊ khép ☊ to close (a door) ☊ khép cửa ☊ to close (but not completely) ☊ khép hờ ☊ to close an account, close a list ☊ khóa sổ ☊ close to, near to; to move close to ☊ kề ☊ (1) almost, close to, nearly (2) to diminish, decrease, become more compact ☊
ngót ☊ to hold, keep; to bear, endure; to close (mouth, lips) ☊ ngậm ☊ to sit (very) close together ☊ ngồi khít khịt ☊ to sit close to each other ☊ ngồi sát nhau ☊ to look with one eye, close one eye slightly ☊ nheo ☊ to close one’s eye and aim at the target ☊ nheo mắt nhắm đích ☊ the house is close to a field ☊ nhà ở áp cánh đồng ☊ to be very close to somebody, be very intimate with somebody ☊ như chân với tay ☊ to close one’s eyes, ignore ☊ nhắm mắt ☊ to draw tight, close (ranks) ☊ siết chặt ☊ (1) to stay close to; close, tight (2) to kill
(3) scratched, bruised
(4) to examine ☊
sát ☊ having a deep understanding of, in very close touch with ☊ sâu sát ☊ to dissolve, disperse, evaporate, break up, rout, dissipate, melt, thaw, be over, be close to ☊ tan ☊ to clean up, close (account), dispose of, liquidate, murder ☊ thanh toán ☊ to narrow, close (a gap, distance), restrict, reduce, curtail ☊ thu hẹp ☊ to be close to each other, be good friends ☊ thân nhau ☊ (1) easy-going, lacksidasical (2) to speak with a weak voice (as one close to death) ☊
thều thào ☊ to approach, get close to ☊ tiến gần tới ☊ to get close to, come up to, advance towards ☊ tiến tới gần ☊ move in, move close to ☊ tiến đến ☊ to close a harbor, seaport ☊ tỏa cảng ☊ to approach, get close to ☊ tới gần ☊ tight, close control ☊ việc kiểm soát chặt chẽ ☊ to close somebody’s eyes ☊ vuốt mắt ☊ at the close of trading, at the end of the market day ☊ vào lúc thị trường đóng cửa ☊ to grab, draw tight, close (ranks) ☊ xiết chặt ☊ (1) to press (up to, against), place against, approach, get close (2) to detain
(3) to pawn ☊
áp ☊ to get close to, come alongside ☊ áp sát ☊ to get close to ☊ áp sát vào ☊ pressed close to the ground ☊ ép sát xuống đất ☊ to keep in close touch with ☊ đi sâu đi sát ☊ to close up, fill a gap ☊ đóng bít ☊ to close the door ☊ đóng cánh cửa ☊ to close the door ☊ đóng cánh cửa lại ☊ to close the door, shut the door ☊ đóng cửa ☊ to close the door ☊ đóng cửa lại ☊ to close the door on the outside world ☊ đóng cửa đối với thế giới bên ngoài ☊ to close one’s mouth, keep one’s mouth shut ☊ đóng miệng ☊ to close (with a lid) ☊ đạy ☊ to stand very close to ☊ đứng kề kề ☊ nearby, close by, short-range ☊ ở khoảng cách gần ☊ to be close to ☊ ở sát ☊