choài

Thân thiện

Nó choài tay ra để lấy cuốn sách trên kệ.

Definition

Verb: 1. To stretch out, to extend (one's body or limbs) fully: Describes the action of fully extending one's body, arms, or legs, often while lying down or reaching for something. 2. To dive (with arms extended forward): Describes a specific diving motion where the body is stretched out with arms extended ahead of the head.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Em bé choài người ra ngoài cửa sổ. (The baby stretched his body out the window.)
  • Anh ấy choài tay ra lấy cuốn sách trên kệ cao. (He stretched his arm out to get the book on the high shelf.)
  • Vận động viên bơi lội choài người lao xuống nước. (The swimmer dove/stretched himself into the water.)

Advanced Usage

• "choài ra": to stretch out, to extend outwards.
  • Cành cây choài ra ngoài hàng rào. (The tree branch stretched out beyond the fence.)
• "choài tới": to stretch (oneself) to reach something.
  • Cô ấy phải choài người tới để chạm vào bức tường. (She had to stretch her body to touch the wall.)

Variants and Related Words

• Choạng (verb): to stagger, to reel. (Note: This is a different word with a distinct meaning, but it is sometimes confused due to similar spelling.)
• Vươn (verb): to stretch, to extend. (A more general synonym.)
• Duỗi (verb): to stretch out (limbs), to straighten.

Synonyms

• Duỗi dài: to stretch out lengthwise.
• Vươn dài: to stretch out long.
• Giương (in specific contexts like "giương tay"): to extend, to hold out (an arm).

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

• Choài người: to stretch one's body.
  • Sau giấc ngủ trưa, tôi thường choài người cho tỉnh táo. (After a nap, I usually stretch my body to feel alert.)
• Choài cổ: to crane one's neck (to see something).
  • Mọi người đều choài cổ ra xem chuyện gì đang xảy ra. (Everyone craned their necks to see what was happening.)

Học thuật

verb

1. To dive, to stretch oneself to the full (with arms extended along head)
   • choài tay ra bắt quả bóng
     to dive and catch the ball
   • em bé tập bò, choài ra gần mép giừơng
     the baby was learning to crawl, extending himself to the full to the edge of the bed