Definition

1. 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.

2. 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.)

1. Oar, paddle