Definition

1. Verb:
   • To race: To compete against others in a contest of speed, often to be the first to reach a goal or finish line.
   • To compete intensely / to scramble: To strive urgently against someone or something to gain an advantage, achieve a goal first, or secure a limited resource.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Hai vận động viên đang chạy đua trên đường đua. (The two athletes are racing on the track.)
  • Các công ty công nghệ luôn chạy đua để phát triển sản phẩm mới. (Technology companies are always racing to develop new products.)
  • Chúng tôi phải chạy đua với thời gian để hoàn thành dự án. (We have to race against time to complete the project.)

Advanced Usage

• "chạy đua vũ trang": An arms race.

  • Căng thẳng giữa hai quốc gia dẫn đến một cuộc chạy đua vũ trang. (Tensions between the two nations led to an arms race.)

• The phrase often implies a sense of urgency, pressure, and direct competition, not just physical speed. It is commonly used in business, technology, and figurative contexts.

Variants and Related Words

• Cuộc chạy đua (n): A race, a competition.
  • Cuộc chạy đua vào không gian bắt đầu từ thế kỷ 20. (The space race began in the 20th century.)

Synonyms

• Race: To engage in a speed contest.
• Compete: To strive to gain or win something by defeating others.
• Scramble: To struggle or compete with others eagerly or urgently for possession of something.

Related Idioms

• Chạy đua với thời gian: To race against time (a very common and fixed expression).
  • Các bác sĩ chạy đua với thời gian để cứu bệnh nhân. (The doctors raced against time to save the patient.)

verb

1. To race
   • chạy đua với thời gian, đắp xong con đê trước mùa mưa lũ
     to race against time and finish building the dyke before the flood season
   • chạy đua vũ trang
     an arms race