Definition

1. Verb:
   • To stand astride, to straddle: To position one's legs wide apart, often to achieve a stable, balanced stance or to mount something.
   • To spread apart (legs): To move one's legs away from each other, creating a wide gap between them.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Anh ấy chạng hai chân để giữ thế đứng vững vàng. (He stood astride to keep a steady position.)
  • Đứa trẻ ngồi chạng chân trên mình trâu. (The child sat astride on the buffalo's back.)
  • Võ sĩ chạng háng để giữ thăng bằng. (The martial artist straddled to maintain balance.)

Advanced Usage

• "chạng chân": to spread one's legs apart.

  • Khi nâng vật nặng, bạn nên chạng chân cho vững. (When lifting heavy objects, you should spread your legs for stability.)

• "chạng háng": to stand with legs wide apart (often refers to a very wide stance at the hip/groin area).

  • Động tác này yêu cầu phải chạng háng thật rộng. (This move requires you to stand with your legs very wide apart.)

Variants and Related Words

• Dạng (chân) (verb): to spread (legs). This is a more standard, less dialectal synonym.
  • Hãy dạng chân ra một chút. (Please spread your legs a little.)

Synonyms

• Đứng giạng chân: to stand with legs spread.
• Cưỡi (ngồi tư thế): to ride (in a sitting position, implying a straddle).

Notes on Usage

• Register: The word "chạng" is considered dialectal and is more commonly used in spoken Vietnamese, particularly in certain regional dialects. In more formal or standard contexts, "dạng" is often preferred.
• Specificity: It almost exclusively describes the action of spreading or positioning the . It is not typically used for spreading other objects or body parts.

verb

1. To stand astride
   • chạng hai chân để giữ thế đứng vững vàng
     to stand astride to keep in steady position
   • ngồi chạng chân trên mình trâu
     to sit astride on buffalo's back, to ride on a buffalo
   • chạng háng
     to stand widely astride, to straddle