chỉ vẽ
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Definition
- 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.)
- To direct, to advise, to show in detail