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make + to create something by putting things together ?

maker + person, company, or object that creates things ?

trad: 這部手機可以撥打國際電話。 simpl. 这部手机可以拨打国际电话。

Zhè bù shǒujī kěyǐ bōdǎ guójì diànhuà.

This cell phone can make international calls.

( Google and Bing Machine Translations: )
điện thoại di động này có thể thực hiện cuộc gọi quốc tế. ?
Điện thoại di động này có thể thực hiện cuộc gọi quốc tế. ?
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trad: 有什麼方法可以讓我變瘦？ simpl. 有什么方法可以让我变瘦？

Yǒu shénme fāngfǎ kěyǐ ràng wǒ biànshòu?

Is there any way to make me slim?

( Google and Bing Machine Translations: )
Có cách nào để làm cho tôi mỏng? ?
Là có bất kỳ cách nào để làm cho tôi mỏng? ?
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trad: 工廠生產產品。 simpl. 工厂生产产品。

Gōngchǎng shēngchǎn chǎnpǐn.

The factory makes products.

( Google and Bing Machine Translations: )
Các nhà máy làm cho sản phẩm. ?
Nhà máy sản xuất làm cho sản phẩm. ?
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trad: 他以務農為生。 simpl. 他以务农为生。

Tā yǐ wùnóng wéishēng.

He makes a living by farming.

( Google and Bing Machine Translations: )
Anh kiếm sống bằng nghề nông. ?
Ông đã làm cho một cuộc sống bằng nông nghiệp. ?
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trad: 寒冷令人打寒戰。 simpl. 寒冷令人打寒战。

Hánlěng lìngrén dǎ hánzhàn.

The cold makes people shiver.

( Google and Bing Machine Translations: )
Cái lạnh làm cho người ta rùng mình. ?
Cái lạnh làm cho người ta shiver. ?
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trad: 購物讓女人滿足。 simpl. 购物让女人满足。

Gòuwù ràng nǚrén mǎnzú.

Shopping can satisfy a woman./Shopping makes the women satisfied

( Google and Bing Machine Translations: )
Mua sắm có thể đáp ứng một woman./Shopping làm cho phụ nữ hài lòng ?
Mua sắm có thể đáp ứng một người phụ nữ. / mua sắm làm cho phụ nữ hài lòng ?
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I make her smile. ?

Tôi làm cô ấy cười. ? Verbs 1

The friendliness of this country makes me happy. ?

Sự thân thiện của quốc gia này làm tôi hạnh phúc. ? Nominalization

Once I love someone, I will make him happy. ?

Một khi tôi yêu một ai đó, tôi sẽ làm anh ấy hạnh phúc. ? Conjunctions 2

My dad always supports me. That makes us happy. ?

Bố của tôi luôn ủng hộ tôi. Việc đó làm chúng tôi hạnh phúc. ? Relative Clauses

She smiles at me and that makes me happy. ?

Cô ấy cười với tôi và điều đó làm tôi hạnh phúc. ? Relative Clauses

M y cat is sleeping. That makes me smile. ?

Con mèo của tôi đang ngủ. Điều đó làm tôi cười. ? Relative Clauses

We do not want to make you afraid. ?

Chúng tôi không muốn làm bạn sợ. ? Adjectives 2

You need to make more efforts next time. ?

Bạn cần có nhiều sự cố gắng hơn cho lần tới. ? Abstract Objects 2

The fortune teller says we must make offerings usually. ?

Thầy bói nói chúng tôi phải cúng thường xuyên. ? Paranormality

make offerings ?

cúng ? Paranormality

He makes everything slowly. ?

Anh ấy làm mọi thứ một cách chậm chạp. ? Reduplicative Words

Your nonsensical speech makes me laugh. ?

Bài diễn văn vớ vẩn của bạn làm tôi cười. ? Reduplicative Words

Her letter makes me astounded. ?

Lá thư của cô ấy làm tôi ngẩn ngơ. ? Reduplicative Words

You make me wait for a very long time. ?

Bạn làm tôi chờ dài cổ! ? Informal Expressions

Make yourself comfortable!

Xin bạn hãy tự nhiên. * 022

I still make many mistakes.

Tôi vẫn có nhiều lỗi lắm. * 025

I’m sorry, I can’t make it tomorrow.

Xin lỗi nhé, ngày mai tôi không rảnh rỗi. * 026

Where can I make a call?

Tôi gọi điện thoại ở đâu được? * 041

Where can I make a call?

Tôi có thể gọi điện thoại ở đâu? * 061

Six months make half a year.

Sáu tháng là nửa năm. * 063

Twelve months make a year.

Mười hai tháng là một năm. * 063

I want to make a call.

Tôi muốn gọi điện thoại. * 071

They want to make a call.

Các bạn ấy muốn gọi điện thoại. * 072

May I just make a call?

Tôi bây giờ gọi điện thoại nhanh được không? * 075

Gọi điện thoại * 085

With whom did you make an appointment?

Bạn đã hẹn với ai? * 087

I just wanted to make a call.

Tôi đã muốn gọi điện thoại. * 089

I was allowed to make a wish.

Tôi đã được phép ước điều gì đó. * 090

to make offering to deceased ancestors

like: make ? ?

to Vietnamize, make or translate into Vietnamese ?

approximately; to make a rough estimate ?

(1) to write down, make a note (of something)
(2) to weave (basket)
(3) to edit, compile
(4) edge, limit, border ?

to make offerings, presents ?

to make a slip of the tongue ?

buột miệng ?

pharmacy, druggist; to dispense, prepare medicines, make up medicines ?

to tell stories, make up a story ?

bày chuyện ?

to express, make clear ?

to make clear one’s feeling ?

bày tỏ nỗi lòng ?

to broadcast, disseminate widely, publicize, make public, proclaim ?

call on, visit, make or pay a visit ?

to make the first sale of the day, give as a new year’s gift ?

bán mở hàng cho ai ?

not powerful enough to make oneself heard, powerless, without authority ?

popularization; to make common, vulgarize ?

bình dân hóa ?

to recover completely, make a complete recovery ?

bình phục hoàn toàn ?

(1) to compensate for, make up for
(2) messed up, disheveled (hair) ?

compensate for a loss, make up for a loss ?

to balance, complement, compensate, make up for ?

run about, strive to make a living ?

bươn chải ?

to lengthen, make longer, stretch ?

to invent, make up ?

to make contact, get into touch (for the first time) with, make contact (with) ?

bắt mối động từ ?

to invent, fabricate, make up ?

to tell tall tales, make up stories ?

bịa chuyện ?

to fake, forge, fabricate, make up, invent, imagine ?

(1) to build up with earth
(2) to strengthen, make strong, glue together
(3) houseboy, waiter
(4) to reimburse, compensate, restore, indemnify ?

compensation, damages; to compensate, make up for, pay damages ?

bồi thường ?

to appoint, name, make appointments ?

to add, complete, supplement, make good (on something) ?

to make up stories ?

bới chuyện ?

to create difficulties, complicate things, make work or trouble for oneself ?

to resign oneself to, make up one’s mind to ?

to make one’s way through a crowd, cut in (speech) ?

to be crowded, pushed together; to make one’s way, elbow through, jostle ?

to make up 80% ?

chiếm 80 phần trăm ?

to occupy, take up, make up, seize, take possession, gain, usurp, win ?

to make up a majority ?

chiếm phần lớn ?

to make up approximately 25% ?

chiếm vào khoảng 25% ?

to make up a 2/3 majority ?

chiếm đa số 2/3 ?

to make up the majority ?

chiếm đa số ?

to patronize, pay attention to, take care of, consider, make allowance for, patronize ?

to announce, report, provide information, tell, make known ?

to make sure, be sure ?

to make us happy ?

cho mình vui lòng ?

to make specialized, make into specialist ?

chuyên môn hóa ?

to prepare, make ready; preparation; ready ?

to make, prepare breakfast ?

chuẩn bị bữa sáng ?

to belittle, blame, find fault with, scorn, make little of ?

to make official ?

chính thức hóa ?

to make an official visit ?

chính thức viếng thăm ?

to annotate, note, edit, make a note; note, annotation ?

to play on words, make a pun ?

to make money from rake-offs ?

to accept, be willing to make a sacrifice ?

chấp nhận hy sinh ?

diagnostic; to diagnose, make a diagnosis ?

chẩn đoán ?

to know anything at all, not to make head or tail of something ?

chẳng biết mô tê gì cả ?

to make a save, save a goal ?

to make, manufacture ?

to make a light of, view lightly ?

to make light of one’s efforts ?

coi nhẹ công lao ?

to steal, rob, make of with ?

what difference does it make?; to be wrong, have a problem ?

to publish, make public, proclaim, announce ?

open, public, publicly, in public; to publicize, make public ?

to publicize, make public ?

công khai hóa ?

to make an assault on a fort ?

to offer sacrifices (religious), make offerings; sacrifice, offering ?

to make offerings to one’s ancestor(s) ?

cúng tổ tiên ?

to make fun of ?

to reform, amend, correct, make right ?

to complete, form, make up, create, compose ?

to build, create, compose, construct, design, engender; structure, makeup, composition ?

put ideas in order, make an outline (for an essay) ?

to make offerings (to deity) for one’s wishes to be fulfilled ?

to make a dress ?

(1) to make an effort, try (very hard)
(2) great grandfather
(3) to pawn
(4) reason
(5) old, former, late (deceased)
(6) intentional, premeditated
(7) firm, strong
(8) innate, original
(9) to look after, care for, turn one’s head ?

to try, strive, struggle, attempt, make an effort; effort ?

to endeavor, strive, make an effort, do one’s utmost ?

to solidify, make concrete ?

cụ thể hóa ?

to make oneself at home ?

cứ tự nhiên ?

novelize, make into a historical novel ?

diễn nghĩa ?

troublemaker, hooligan ?

to spread, make thin ?

to make arrangements, settle, arrange ?

to reserve space, set aside space, make room for ?

(1) ocean
(2) Yang - positive
(3) to show off, make known
(4) to open
(5) goat ?

to stop (walking), make a stop ?

to put in a bid or tender, make a bid, submit a tender ?

to note clearly, make clear ?

to make efforts (to do something) ?

to make love, have sex, copulate ?

open (one’s heart), make known ?

put on airs, make a show of strength ?

giương vây ?

to explain, interpret, make clear ?

giảng giải ?

to mediate, make peace ?

to explain, make clear the meaning of ?

giảng nghĩa ?

to (make) even, (make) level, dig up, unearth, pull up, settle, arrange, fix up ?

to strike up a friendship with (someone), make friends ?

to offer advice, make suggestions, point out, give or contribute one’s opinion ?

try to make approaches to a girl ?

to try to, make a effort to ?

to try to approach (someone), try to make friends with ?

gạ chuyện ?

to coax, cajole, wheedle (into doing something); make approaches to (a woman), make a pass at ?

to make every effort ?

to warm (up), make warm ?

to make warm, hot ?

to menace, threaten, make threats ?

to make use of something, profit from something ?

hưởng dụng ?

to make a lucky encounter ?

appointment, rendezvous; to make a date ?

to ask, make a request ?

hỏi một câu ?

(1) to be overcharged, pay too much
(2) to blunder, make a mistake ?

to make up, constitute, compose, form ?

miss (a meal, an opportunity to make a profit) ?

to make idle or airy or empty or vain promises, promise the ?

silent, quiet, calm, still; to hush, make quiet ?

to make a false statement, tell or utter a falsehood ?

to make someone angry ?

to make something difficult ?

to bore, make a hole, pierce ?

to not comment, not make any comments ?

không bình phẩm gì ?

it doesn’t make sense if ?

large handkerchief (to make a bundle of clothes, etc. with) ?

research into and make glosses on. ?

khảo thích ?

live by one’s wits, make small profits by dishonest tricks ?

to make a living, earn a living ?

kiếm sống ?

to find, make, grow food ?

kiếm thức ăn ?

to find money, raise money, make money ?

kiếm tiền ?

to make one’s living ?

model, pattern, make, design, style ?

to strengthen, make healthy; healthy ?

note down, take notes of, make careful recommendations to ?

to make friends with ?

kết bạn với ?

to make noise, tamper ?

(1) (rhetorical question maker)
(2) to think about, reflect, foresee
(3) material, ingredient
(4) to manage ?

to fend for, make arrangement for, contrive ?

to announce, make known ?

to announce, make known, inform; announcement ?

(to make an) official announcement ?

loan báo chính thức ?

give oneself trouble, make a great fuss, busy oneself ?

to do, work, make, function as, serve; to cause something to happen ?

to make a report ?

làm biên bản ?

to make a puppet (out of someone) ?

làm bù nhìn ?

to make friends with, befriend ?

to make friends with ?

làm bạn với ?

to make an estimate, draw up an estimate ?

làm bản ước lượng ?

to make someone unhappy, discontent ?

làm bất mãn ?

to soil, make dirty ?

to make companies more competitive ?

làm cho các công ty có sức cạnh tranh cao hơn ?

to make everyone believe (something that isn’t true) ?

làm cho mọi người lầm tưởng ?

to make life miserable ?

làm cho đời sống nghèo khổ ?

to make weapons out of bronze ?

làm các võ khí bằng đồng ?

to make the basis of ?

làm căn bản ?

to (make a) sign, signal ?

to make a sign, make a gesture ?

làm dấu hiệu ?

to cross oneself, make the sign of the cross ?

làm dấu thánh giá ?

to make the bed ?

làm giường ?

to make (someone) unhappy or miserable, torment ?

to legislate, make laws ?

to make it up with ?

to make a serious face ?

làm mặt nghiêm ?

to make a young woman pregnant ?

làm một cô gái mang bầu ?

to make someone a little dizzy ?

làm người hơi choáng váng ?

to make someone dizzy ?

làm người nào chóng mặt ?

to make noticeable, bring out, call attention to ?

làm nổi bật lên ?

to enrich, make rich ?

làm phong phú hóa ?

to complicate, make (something) more complicated, create (additional) complications ?

làm phức tạp thêm ?

to make the acquaintance of ?

to make someone’s acquaintance ?

làm quen với ai ?

to create, produce, make, put out ?

to make (something from the past) come alive again, revitalize, reincarnate, reanimate, bring back to life ?

làm sống lại ?

to make trouble ?

làm trò khó dễ ?

to make love, have sex ?

to (build or make a) nest ?

to make one’s wife ?

to make someone speechless ?

làm á khẩu ?

to work, do business, make a living ?

to make, hold an investigation, investigate ?

làm ăng kết ?

to make a movie ?

làm điện ảnh ?

to make a report ?

to wet, make wet ?

to make a noise, din, racket ?

to clean up, make healthy ?

lành mạnh hóa ?

(1) to swerve (through), make one’s way (through)
(2) spleen ?

to step back, back off, yield, give way, make concessions ?

to fingerprint, take fingerprints, make fingerprints ?

to smear, make dirty, soil ?

to make a reputation or name for oneself ?

lấy tiếng ?

to make a mistake, be mistaken, misjudge ?

be at fault, make a mistake ?

to make a new epoch ?

lập một kỷ nguyên mới ?

to unmask, make an about face, reverse a decision ?

keep silence, make no noise, keep quiet ?

gift, present, make a gift of something, present something ?

make a mistake, make a false step ?

to blurt out, make a slip of the tongue ?

to let words slip out, make a slip of the tongue ?

to make a slip of the tongue ?

profitable, useful; to use, make advantage of; use, advantage, benefit, interest, profit ?

mock-up, layout, make-up, model ?

(dressmaker’s or tailor’s) dummy, mannequin ?

haste, make haste, hurry up ?

(1) to sew, stitch, make clothes
(2) lucky, fortunate ?

to make clothes ?

vow, oath; to make or take an oath ?

montage, layout, make-up ?

to make a living ?

to make an attempt (on someone’s life), attempted assassination ?

to see to (something), make careful arrangements for ?

to act or play the fool, make a fool of oneself ?

mần tuồng ?

(dialect) old woman; (dialect) urinate, make water, piss, pee ?

to make faces while crying ?

to ridicule, make fun (of) ?

to make the first purchase in the day (of something) from someone ?

to open the door to (something), allow (something), make way for (something) ?

mở đường cho ?

to make a sortie ?

mở đường máu ?

to mistake, make a mistake ?

to kindle, light, make a fire ?

lawmaker, legislator ?

nhà làm luật ?

tailor’s (shop), dressmaker’s (shop), tailor shop ?

the devil makes work for idle hands ?

nhàn cư vi bất thiện ?

make loops, make somersaults ?

to yield, be lenient, give into, make concessions to ?

nhân nhượng ?

(1) to choose
(2) to whine, whimper
(3) aim (only at a given target)
(4) make use of, take advantage of ?

to light a fire, make a fire ?

to make a face, grimace ?

to make a face ?

to make concessions ?

nhường nhịn ?

to make a concession, compromise, yield, give in ?

nhượng bộ ?

determined, resolute; to decide, make up one’s mind, resolve ?

nhất quyết ?

to make a mistake; wrong ?

observation, comment; to judge, evaluate, (make a) comment ?

nhận định ?

to cash in, make an entry to the cash ?

to be naturalized, be granted citizenship; to naturalize, make a citizen ?

nhập tịch ?

succeed, make it ?

to easily make one’s way the world ?

nhẹ bước thang mây ?

make fun of, make sport of ?

to make a slip of the tongue ?

to chit-chat, banter, make small talk ?

nói chuyện chơi ?

to speak by innuendoes, make oblique hints, hint at, drop hints ?

mock, jeer at, make fun of ?

to speak a word, make a sound ?

nói một tiếng ?

in short, make a long story short ?

nói rút lại ?

money makes money, nothing succeeds like success ?

nước chảy chỗ trũng ?

to make up a story and slander someone ?

nặn chuyện để vu cáo người ?

fit of madness, temporary insanity; to make crazy, drive insane ?

nổi điên ?
(3) eagle'>

(1) to flirt, to make love to
(2) aunt (father's sister), young girl
(3) eagle (3) eagle'> ?

to simmer; to make noise; very ?

(1) to make, prepare, brew (a beverage)
(2) phase (electric) ?

prepare, make up ?

to make up a prescription ?

pha chế theo đơn thuốc ?

to make coffee ?

to make a cup of coffee ?

pha ly cà phê ?

pha nước trà ?

to state, make known one’s impressions ?

phát biểu cảm tưởng ?

to take initiative, make the first move, initiate ?

to succeed in business, make money ?

to make or commit an error, make a mistake, go wrong ?

cosmetics, makeup; to make oneself up, put on make up ?

make a rough translation, make a free translation ?

phỏng dịch ?

to distribute, diffuse, make public, announce, spread, disseminate; popular, widespread, universal ?

to generalize, universalize, make widespread, popularize, make popular ?

to decide, determine, make up one’s mind; secret ?

to say to much, exaggerate, make to much of; excessive ?

small, make shift shop ?

to make a turn ?

to give a sign, make a sign ?

to make things unambiguously clear ?

ra ngô ra khoai ?

to mock, make fun of ?

(1) to fry
(2) to try, strive, endeavor, make an effort ?

(of crowd) to make noise ?

to tighten up, pull back, make more conservative ?

rút vào thế thủ ?

to make a mistake, be mistaken; mistaken, incorrect, wrong; mistake ?

to make a serious mistake, commit a grave error ?

sai lầm nghiêm ?

to (be born and) live, make a living, earn for living ?

drink tea in one another’s company, make enough tea for two ?

sum up partially, make a preliminary summing-up of a discussion ?

to outfit, equip, furbish, make ready, prepare ?

to correct a fault, make something right (again), right as wrong ?

to get ready, prepare, make ready ?

to prepare, get ready, make ready, build up, build out; device, equipment ?

to make small, miniaturize ?

to make somebody listen to reason ?

give, bestow, make a donation (to of) ?

announcement, report, statement, message; to inform, announce, make known, advise, warn ?

empty vessels make most noise ?

thùng rỗng kêu to ?

to make a knot ?

take in, contract, make narrower ?

to cook, make (dinner) ?

to bore, make a hole; having holes, pierced ?

to make great advances ?

tiến những bước nhảy vọt ?

to make one’s way in life, succeed in life ?

to advance, move forward, make progress ?

divulge, reveal, make public, leak out (secret) ?

to facilitate, make easier ?

tiện việc ?

to make something easier to follow, understand ?

tiện việc theo dõi ?

to hurry, make haste ?

to make up, beautify ?

trang điểm ?

to fight for; to make use of ?

to make a mistake in doing something ?

scheme, form projects, plan, prepare, dispose, make ready ?

machinate, make plans ?

to take revenge, avenge, make reprisals, retaliate (against) ?

to make clear, set forth, petition ?

to use, make use of, employ ?

trọng dụng ?

to make a decision, read a sentence ?

to patrol, go round, make the round ?

tuần phòng ?

(1) job, task, work
(2) to make, do ?

to make a quid of ?

to make a rough estimate ?

tính ang áng ?

to embellish, adorn, make up ?

aid, help, furnish, supply, stock, subsidize, make a grant to ?

relativization, make something relative (to something else) ?

tương đối hóa ?

excuse or exculpate oneself, make an apology for reason of ?

to create, make, form, establish ?

to make a difference ?

tạo ra sự khác biệt ?

to make, create, form ?

to make headway or progress ?

to fester to make a chance packet ?

to make progress ?

to remove one’s make-up ?

to make use of, use (up) ?

to enjoy fully, make the most of ?

tận hưởng ?

to make a gift, sacrifice (to a deity) ?

even worse, make matters worse ?

tệ hơn nữa ?

to make a sudden attack ?

tốc chiến ?

to make eyes at somebody; emotional blackmail ?

to notify, make known, transmit, convey, send on, deliver, serve (legal papers) ?

tống đạt ?

angry, frustrated; to anger, make indignant ?

caress, fondle, stroke, make much of, flatter, pat ?

to reconcile, make up (after an argument, e.g.) ?

vuốt giận ?

to make one’s way in the world ?

analogy; to compare, make comparison ?

to make bigger, larger, or greater ?

to trip, stumble to flounder, make (mistakes) ?

to make mistakes, flounder, blunder ?

to use, make use of, apply, employ ?

to make common cause with somebody, side with somebody, to ?

that makes, the total cost is ?

to be in a hurry, be hasty, be urgent, be pressing; to hurry, make haste ?

to inscribe, write, make out to (check) ?

to make up, distort ?

to make a hissing sound, utter a cry of pain ?

to appear, make an appearance, show up ?

xuất đầu lộ diện ?

(1) singer
(2) to take the initiative, make the first move, originate ?

to love, make love ?

to use, make use of; profit, use ?

(1) to buzz, be noisy
(2) fast, swift, hurried; to hurry (up)
(3) to win (in certain card games)
(4) to thunder, make a thundering sound ?

to extort, squeeze, make money dishonestly ?

to make, earn a profit ?

to make mincemeat of somebody, wipe the floor with somebody ?

ăn tươi nuốt sống ?

to make one’s rounds ?

to make mistakes, follow the wrong path ?

đi theo vết xe đổ ?

to make up, prepare ?

điều chế ?

to (make a) report, show in detail ?

điều trần ?

to make a press round-up or press review ?

to make a guess, surmise, infer ?

đoán chừng ?

to make a wild guess, guess wildly ?

đoán già đoán non ?

to make a wild guess ?

to make a right guess at someone’s ulterior motive ?

đoán trúng mom ?

to make friend ?

to make friends with someone ?

đánh bạn với ai ?

to soil, make dirty ?

to make a scene of jealousy ?

to make a soft landing ?

đáp nhẹ xuống ?

to puncture, stab, make holes in ?

to make too familiar jokes ?

đùa nhả nhớt ?

fabricate, invent, make up (a story) ?

to make a public apology ?

đưa ra lời xin lỗi công chúng ?

to ogle, make eyes (at) ?

to make progress ?

đạt tiến bộ ?

to bid for, contract, put in (make) a tender ?

đấu thầu ?

advance security money; to make a down-payment ?

place an order-make (pay, leave) a deposit ?

(pre)defined; to make a deposit, down-payment, reservation ?

đặt trước ?

(1) to compensate for, return, make up for
(2) temple ?

to make something clearer, clarify ?

để rõ ràng hơn ?

decide, make up one’s mind ?

to put in the same category, make no distinction between ?

to earn, make a living ?

to make a sudden attack on, make a breakthrough ?

to make physical contact, touch (sb) ?

đụng chạm xác thịt ?

(1) to defile, pass
(2) to mould, mildew, disintegrate, rot; rotten
(3) to hang
(4) pass (mountain)
(5) trial, ordeal, obstacle, hurdle
(6) to make loose, aerate (soil) ?

to make efforts to vomit, retch ?

to make narrow, to begin to close ?