bước đường
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Definition
- Noun:
- Stages on the road traversed; past stage: Refers to the distinct phases, segments, or periods one has gone through in life or in a long-term process, often implying a journey with its challenges and experiences.
- Path; course; journey: Denotes the figurative road or route one's life or endeavors have taken.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Ông ấy thường kể về những bước đường gian khổ thời trẻ. (He often tells of the difficult stages of his youth.)
- Nhìn lại bước đường đã qua, cô ấy cảm thấy tự hào. (Looking back on the path she has traveled, she feels proud.)
- Họ bị dồn đến bước đường cùng. (They were forced into a dead end.)
Advanced Usage
- "bước đường cùng": a dead end; an impasse; a point of no return. This is a fixed phrase indicating a situation with no escape or solution.
- Công ty đó đã đến bước đường cùng và phải phá sản. (That company reached a dead end and had to declare bankruptcy.)
Variants and Related Words
Đoạn đường (n): a segment of a road; a leg of a journey.
- Đây là đoạn đường nguy hiểm nhất. (This is the most dangerous stretch of road.)
Hành trình (n): journey; voyage.
- Hành trình vạn dặm bắt đầu từ một bước chân. (A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.)
Synonyms
- Stage: a distinct period or phase in a process.
- Phase: a distinct period in a process of change.
- Path: the course along which someone or something moves.
- Journey: an act of traveling from one place to another, often used metaphorically.
Related Idioms
- Bước đường cùng: See "Advanced Usage" above. This is the primary idiom associated with the term.
- Mỗi bước đường: every step of the way; at each stage.
- Người bạn ấy đã đồng hành cùng tôi mỗi bước đường. (That friend has accompanied me every step of the way.)
- Stages on the road traversed, past stage