bén

adj

• Sharp
  • dao bén: a sharp knife

verb

• To touch, to set
  • lúc nào cũng vội vã, chân bước không bén đất: always in a hurry, he walks so fast that his feet hardly touch the ground
  • nó không dám bén chân đến nhà bạn nó: he dares not set foot in his friend's house
  • theo bén gót: to follow someone (as close as) to touch his heels, to follow on someone's heels

• To catch
  • lửa bén vào mái tranh: the fire caught the straw roof