Definition

Verb: - To remain motionless; to not move: Describes the state of staying completely still, without any movement. - To be stationary; to be at a standstill: Describes something that is not in motion, often in a fixed position.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Xin hãy đứng yên trong khi tôi chụp ảnh. (Please keep still while I take the photo.)
  • Chiếc xe đứng yên ở ngã tư đèn đỏ. (The vehicle was stationary at the red light intersection.)
  • Đồng hồ treo tường đã đứng yên từ hôm qua. (The wall clock has been still since yesterday.)

Advanced Usage

• "đứng yên tại chỗ": to stand still in one place; to make no progress.
  • Dự án đã đứng yên tại chỗ trong nhiều tháng. (The project has been at a standstill for months.)

Variants and Related Words

• Bất động (adj/verb): Immobile; to be immobile. (Often used in medical or formal contexts).
  • Bệnh nhân phải nằm bất động trên giường. (The patient must lie immobile in bed.)
• Tĩnh tại (adj): Static; stationary. (A more literary or formal term).
  • Một thế giới tưởng tượng tĩnh tại. (A static imaginary world.)

Synonyms

• Không nhúc nhích: To not budge; to not stir.
• Ngừng lại: To stop; to come to a halt.

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

Note: As a verb phrase itself, 'đứng yên' functions similarly to a phrasal verb. Related Vietnamese phrases often use 'đứng' with different complements. - Đứng im: A direct synonym, meaning to stand still/immobile. - Anh ta đứng im như tượng. (He stood still like a statue.)

Related Idioms

• Đứng yên như phỗng: To stand as still as a statue (literally, "to stand still like a ceremonial wooden figure").
  • Đứa trẻ đứng yên như phỗng khi bị mẹ mắng. (The child stood as still as a statue when scolded by his mother.)

verb

1. to keep still