Definition

1. Verb:
   • To row a boat; to paddle a boat: "bơi thuyền" refers to the action of propelling a small boat, typically using oars or paddles.
   • To practice rowing (as a sport): In a sports context, "bơi thuyền" can mean to engage in the activity or sport of rowing.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Chúng tôi thích bơi thuyền trên hồ vào buổi sáng. (We like to row a boat on the lake in the morning.)
  • Anh ấy bơi thuyền rất giỏi và đã giành nhiều huy chương. (He rows very well and has won many medals.)

Advanced Usage

• "thi bơi thuyền": to compete in a rowing race.
  • Đội trường chúng tôi sẽ tham gia thi bơi thuyền vào tuần tới. (Our school team will compete in a rowing race next week.)

Variants and Related Words

• Chèo thuyền (verb): a more common synonym meaning to row/paddle a boat.
• Đua thuyền (verb/noun): to race boats; boat racing.
• Môn bơi thuyền / Môn chèo thuyền (noun): the sport of rowing.

Synonyms

• Chèo thuyền: to row a boat.
• Chèo: to paddle/to row.

Related Phrases

• Bơi thuyền buồm: to sail a boat (specifically using a sail).
  • "Bơi thuyền buồm" khác với "bơi thuyền" thông thường vì nó dùng sức gió. (Sailing is different from regular rowing because it uses wind power.)

Notes on Usage

• While "bơi thuyền" is understood, "chèo thuyền" is more frequently used in modern Vietnamese for the act of rowing.
• The term "bơi thuyền" can sometimes be interpreted literally as "swimming with a boat," but its accepted meaning is "to row." The sport is formally known as "môn chèo thuyền" or "rowing."