Definition

1. Verb:
   • To direct, to guide: To show someone the correct way or method to do something, often by providing specific instructions.
   • To advise, to instruct: To give detailed advice or explanations to help someone understand or perform a task.
   • To show in detail: To demonstrate or explain something step-by-step.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Người thợ cả chỉ vẽ cho các thợ mới. (The master craftsman instructs the new apprentices.)
  • Anh ấy chỉ vẽ cho tôi cách sử dụng phần mềm này. (He showed me in detail how to use this software.)
  • Xin bác chỉ vẽ cho cháu con đường đến bưu điện. (Could you please direct me to the post office?)

Advanced Usage

• "chỉ vẽ tận tình": to guide/advise meticulously and wholeheartedly.

  • Giáo viên chỉ vẽ tận tình cho học sinh ôn thi. (The teacher guides the students meticulously for their exam review.)

• "chỉ vẽ đường đi nước bước": to guide someone through every step; to provide very thorough instructions.

  • Mẹ chỉ vẽ đường đi nước bước để nấu món ăn truyền thống. (My mother guided me through every step to cook the traditional dish.)

Variants and Related Words

• Chỉ dẫn (verb/noun): to guide; guidance. Often more formal or written than "chỉ vẽ".

  • Nhân viên chỉ dẫn khách hàng điền vào mẫu đơn. (The staff guides the customers to fill out the form.)

• Hướng dẫn (verb/noun): to instruct; instruction. A common, general term for guidance.

  • Sách hướng dẫn sử dụng. (User instruction manual.)

Synonyms

• Hướng dẫn: to instruct, to guide.
• Dạy bảo: to teach, to instruct (often implies a teacher-student or elder-younger relationship).
• Chỉ bảo: to advise, to show (similar to "chỉ vẽ", slightly more formal).

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

• Chỉ vẽ cho ai: to guide/advise someone.
  • Anh ta luôn sẵn sàng chỉ vẽ cho đồng nghiệp mới. (He is always ready to guide new colleagues.)

Related Idioms

• "Chỉ vẽ như vẽ đường cho hươu chạy": (Literally: to guide as if drawing a path for a deer to run). An idiom implying that the guidance is useless or that the person being guided is ungrateful and goes their own way.
  • Tôi chỉ vẽ nó rất kỹ nhưng nó không nghe, đúng là chỉ vẽ như vẽ đường cho hươu chạy. (I guided him very carefully but he didn't listen; it was like casting pearls before swine.)

1. To direct, to advise, to show in detail