chờ

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Definition

1. Verb:
   • To wait: To remain in a place or state until a particular person, thing, or event arrives or occurs.
   • To await / To expect: To anticipate something happening or someone coming.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Tôi sẽ chờ bạn ở đây. (I will wait for you here.)
  • Chúng tôi đang chờ kết quả. (We are awaiting the results.)
  • Hãy chờ một chút. (Please wait a moment.)

Advanced Usage

• "chờ đợi": to wait (often with a sense of expectation or anticipation).

  • Cô ấy chờ đợi tin tức từ gia đình. (She is waiting for news from her family.)

• "chờ thời cơ": to wait for an opportunity, to bide one's time.

  • Anh ta kiên nhẫn chờ thời cơ thuận lợi. (He patiently waits for a favorable opportunity.)

Variants and Related Words

• Đợi (v): to wait. Often interchangeable with "chờ," but can imply waiting for a longer or more specific period.

  • Tôi đợi bạn suốt một giờ. (I waited for you for a whole hour.)

• Trông chờ (v): to hope for, to rely on (with expectation).

  • Mọi người đều trông chờ vào quyết định của anh. (Everyone is relying on your decision.)

Synonyms

• Wait: To stay where one is until a particular time or event.
• Await: To wait for something expected.
• Anticipate: To expect or look ahead to.

Related Idioms

• Chờ hết nước hết cái: To wait until all hope is lost; to wait in vain until it's too late.

  • Đừng chờ hết nước hết cái mới hành động. (Don't wait until it's too late to act.)

• Chờ được mạ thì má đã sưng: Literally, "by the time the medicine arrives, the cheek is already swollen." Means help or a solution arrives too late.

  • Kế hoạch cứu trợ như chờ được mạ thì má đã sưng. (The relief plan was like help arriving after the damage was done.)

Học thuật

verb

1. To wait
   • chờ bạn
     to wait for one's friend
   • chờ tàu
     to wait for one's train