choàng

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Cô ấy choàng chiếc khăn lên vai để giữ ấm.

Definition

Verb:
- To embrace, to clasp: To put one's arms around someone or something, often in a hug or to hold them.
- To put round, to drape: To place something like a piece of clothing or fabric around oneself or another person, usually over the shoulders or head.
- To startle into (doing something): To react with a sudden, quick movement, often due to surprise or alarm.

Usage Examples

Verb (To embrace):
- Cô ấy choàng tay ôm lấy người bạn thân. (She embraced her close friend.)
- Đứa trẻ choàng cổ mẹ nó. (The child clasped his arms around his mother's neck.)
Verb (To put round):
- Trời lạnh, anh ấy choàng chiếc khăn len. (It was cold, so he draped a wool scarf around himself.)
- Cô ấy choàng vội chiếc áo khoác rồi chạy ra ngoài. (She hastily threw a coat around herself and ran outside.)
Verb (To startle into action):
- Nghe tiếng động lớn, anh ta choàng dậy. (Hearing a loud noise, he startled awake and sat up.)
- Cô ấy choàng mở mắt khi chuông báo thức reo. (Her eyes flew open when the alarm clock rang.)

Advanced Usage

"choàng vai": to put an arm around someone's shoulder (literally or figuratively for camaraderie).
- Họ choàng vai nhau và cùng bước đi. (They walked with their arms around each other's shoulders.)
"choàng choàng": (reduplicated form) can imply a hurried or careless action of draping or putting something on.
- Cậu bé choàng choàng chiếc áo ấm rồi đi học. (The boy hastily and carelessly put on his warm coat and went to school.)

Variants and Related Words

Áo choàng (n): A cloak, robe, or cape. (This is a compound noun, not the verb itself).
- Cô ấy mặc một chiếc áo choàng màu đỏ. (She wore a red cloak.)
Khăn choàng (n): A scarf, shawl, or stole. (This is a compound noun).
- Khăn choàng cổ rất cần thiết vào mùa đông. (A scarf is essential in winter.)

Synonyms

Ôm (v): To hug, to hold. (More general for hugging).
Khoác (v): To sling over, to put on (clothing, often over shoulders). (Similar for draping clothing).
Giật mình (v): To be startled. (Similar for the startled reaction).

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

Choàng lấy (v): To clasp onto, to embrace (someone/something).
- Cô ấy choàng lấy đứa con nhỏ. (She clasped her young child in her arms.)
Choàng qua (v): To put (something) around/over.
- Anh ấy choàng qua vai một sợi dây thừng. (He put a rope around his shoulder.)

Related Idioms

Choàng tỉnh giấc: To wake up with a start.
- Tiếng sét đánh khiến mọi người choàng tỉnh giấc. (The thunderclap caused everyone to wake up with a start.)
Mắt choàng mở: (Eyes fly open) To open one's eyes wide suddenly.
- Nghe tin đó, bà ấy mắt choàng mở vì ngạc nhiên. (Hearing that news, her eyes flew open in surprise.)

Cô ấy choàng chiếc khăn lên vai để giữ ấm.

verb

To embrace, to clasp
- đưa tay choàng qua vai bạn
  to embrace a friend in one's arm
- choàng ngang hông
  to clasp someone in the middle
- em bé dang hai tay ôm choàng lấy cổ mẹ
  the little child embraced his mother, enclosing his arms round her neck
To put round
- choàng dây qua vai để kéo
  to put a cord round one's shoulder and pull
- choàng khăn lên đầu
  to put a scarf round one's head
To be startled into (doing something)
- hoảng hốt choàng dậy
  to be startled (into sitting) up

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