Definition

1. Noun:
   • A broom made from bamboo: A household cleaning tool, traditionally crafted by bundling thin strips or strands of bamboo to form a sweeping brush, often with a long handle made from a bamboo stalk.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Bà tôi quét sân bằng một cây chổi tre cũ. (My grandmother sweeps the yard with an old bamboo broom.)
  • Chổi tre bền hơn nhiều so với chổi nhựa. (A bamboo broom is much more durable than a plastic one.)
  • Anh ấy đang tự tay làm một cây chổi tre. (He is making a bamboo broom by hand.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "chổi tre" evokes traditional, rural, or artisanal imagery and is often contrasted with modern, mass-produced brooms.
  • Cửa hàng đồ thủ công này bán những cây chổi tre rất đẹp. (This handicraft store sells very beautiful bamboo brooms.)

Variants and Related Words

• Chổi (n): broom (the general term).

  • chổi lông gà (feather duster), chổi nhựa (plastic broom).

• Chổi đót (n): A broom made from the fibers of the đót plant (a type of reed), similar in traditional use to a bamboo broom.

Synonyms

• Broom: The general term for a sweeping tool.
• Besom: A less common synonym, often for a broom made of twigs.

Related Idioms

• While there is no direct idiom with "chổi tre", the general word "chổi" (broom) appears in sayings.
  • "Ngồi chổi sể (to sit on a broom's handle)**: To be idle, to sit around doing nothing.

    • Cả ngày nó chỉ ngồi chổi sể, không chịu làm việc. (He just sits around idle all day, refusing to work.)