Theo

Thân thiện

Definition

1. Verb:

   • To follow: To move behind or go in the same direction as someone or something.
   • To adhere to / to obey: To act in accordance with instructions, advice, rules, or an example.
   • To believe in / to adopt: To embrace a religion, ideology, or way of life.
   • To accompany / to go with: To go along with someone to a place.
   • To attend / to take part in: To participate in a course or activity over a period.

2. Preposition / Conjunction:

   • According to / in accordance with: Used to indicate the basis or standard for an action.
   • Along: Used to indicate movement in a line parallel to or in contact with something.

Usage Examples

• Verb:

  • Con chó theo chủ về nhà. (The dog followed its owner home.)
  • Bạn nên theo lời khuyên của bác sĩ. (You should follow the doctor's advice.)
  • Ông ấy theo đạo Phật. (He follows Buddhism.)
  • Tôi sẽ theo anh đến buổi họp. (I will go with you to the meeting.)
  • Cô ấy đang theo học một lớp tiếng Nhật. (She is taking a Japanese class.)

• Preposition / Conjunction:

  • Theo tôi, ý kiến đó rất hay. (According to me, that idea is very good.)
  • Hãy lái xe theo con đường này. (Please drive along this road.)

Advanced Usage

• "theo dõi": to monitor, to follow (a situation, a story).

  • Cảnh sát đang theo dõi nghi can. (The police are monitoring the suspect.)

• "theo đuổi": to pursue (a goal, a dream, a person).

  • Cô ấy kiên trì theo đuổi ước mơ. (She persistently pursues her dream.)

Variants and Related Words

• Theo kịp (v): to keep up with, to catch up.

  • Tôi chạy nhanh để theo kịp xe buýt. (I ran fast to catch up with the bus.)

• Làm theo (v): to do according to, to imitate.

  • Hãy làm theo hướng dẫn. (Please do according to the instructions.)

Synonyms

• Verb: follow, obey, adopt, accompany, attend.
• Preposition/Conjunction: according to, along, per, based on.

Related Idioms

• Theo voi ăn bã mía: To follow someone powerful to get benefits; to be a hanger-on.

  • Hắn ta chẳng làm gì, chỉ biết theo voi ăn bã mía. (He does nothing but follow the powerful to pick up scraps.)

• Theo đóm ăn tàn: Similar to above; to follow someone in hopes of gaining from their leftover influence.

  • Đừng có thói theo đóm ăn tàn. (Don't have the habit of following the firefly to eat its ashes.)

Học thuật

verb

1. to follow to believe in to go over to

conj

1. according to, on, at, in accordance with