bơi chèo
Học thuậtThân thiện
Definition
Noun:
- Oar, Paddle: A long, slender pole with a flat or broad blade at one end, used for propelling and steering a boat through water by rowing or paddling.
- The act of rowing or paddling: The activity or sport of moving a boat using oars or paddles.
Verb:
- To row, to paddle: The action of propelling a boat using oars or a paddle.
Usage Examples
Noun:
- Anh ấy cầm bơi chèo và bắt đầu chèo thuyền. (He took the oar and began to row the boat.)
- Môn bơi chèo đòi hỏi sức mạnh và sự phối hợp. (Rowing requires strength and coordination.)
Verb:
- Họ bơi chèo con thuyền vượt qua hồ. (They rowed the boat across the lake.)
- Chúng tôi phải bơi chèo ngược dòng. (We had to paddle upstream.)
Advanced Usage
- The term "bơi chèo" often implies a traditional, manual method of boat propulsion, distinct from using a motor. It can evoke imagery of effort, tranquility, or traditional travel on rivers and lakes.
Variants and Related Words
Chèo thuyền (v): to row a boat, to go boating.
- Cuối tuần, gia đình tôi thích đi chèo thuyền. (On weekends, my family likes to go boating.)
Mái chèo (n): another common word for an oar or paddle (focusing on the blade part).
- Mái chèo bị gãy khi va vào đá. (The paddle blade broke when it hit a rock.)
Synonyms
- Oar / Paddle: The tool used for rowing.
- Rowing / Paddling: The action of using oars or a paddle to move a boat.
Related Idioms
Chân lấm tay bùn: Literally "muddy feet and hands," describing hard manual labor, which can include the strenuous work of rowing.
- Công việc đồng áng, bơi chèo khiến họ chân lấm tay bùn. (Farm work and rowing gave them muddy feet and hands.)
Xuôi chèo mát mái: Literally "smooth rowing, cool and easy," meaning things are going very smoothly and effortlessly.
- Công việc dự án đang xuôi chèo mát mái. (The project work is going smoothly and easily.)
- Oar, paddle