bon chen
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Definition
Verb: - To scramble, to jostle, to push one's way in: To strive or compete aggressively, often in a disorderly or undignified manner, to gain an advantage, position, or benefit, typically in a crowded or competitive environment. It implies a sense of forceful and sometimes selfish effort to get ahead.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Anh ta luôn bon chen trong công việc để được thăng chức. (He is always scrambling at work to get promoted.)
- Tôi không thích bon chen giữa đám đông. (I don't like to jostle through the crowd.)
- Bon chen trên thương trường đôi khi là cần thiết để tồn tại. (Scrambling in the business world is sometimes necessary to survive.)
Advanced Usage
- "bon chen danh lợi": to scramble for fame and gain/wealth.
- Cuộc sống bon chen danh lợi khiến con người mệt mỏi. (A life spent scrambling for fame and gain makes people weary.)
- "chốn bon chen": the competitive arena; the rat race.
- Anh ấy quyết định rời bỏ chốn bon chen thành thị. (He decided to leave the urban rat race.)
Variants and Related Words
- Sự bon chen (noun): The act of scrambling/jostling; competitive hustle.
- Sự bon chen nơi thành thị thật khắc nghiệt. (The competitive hustle in the city is truly harsh.)
- Kẻ bon chen (noun): A person who is always scrambling/jostling for advantage.
- Anh ta bị coi là một kẻ bon chen điển hình. (He is considered a typical scrambler.)
Synonyms
- Tranh giành: to compete for, to contend for.
- Chen lấn: to push and shove, to jostle (often physically in a crowd).
- Xô đẩy: to push and shove.
Related Phrases / Idioms
- "Đường đời bon chen": The competitive path of life.
- Đường đời bon chen đầy những thử thách. (The competitive path of life is full of challenges.)
- "Bon chen mưu sinh": to scramble for a living.
- Họ phải bon chen mưu sinh từng ngày. (They have to scramble for a living every day.)
verb
- To scramble
- bon chen trên đường danh lợito scramble for position and privileges