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

1. To scramble
   • bon chen trên đường danh lợi
     to scramble for position and privileges