choãi

Thân thiện

Đứa trẻ đứng choãi chân trên sân.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To stand or position (legs) wide apart, to be astride: Describes the action of spreading one's legs far apart, often to create a wide, stable stance.
   • To slope, to spread out (at the base): Describes something, like a structure or landform, that widens or slopes outward toward its lower part or base.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Anh ấy đứng choãi chân ra. (He stands with his legs astride.)
  • Chân gàu sòng choãi ra. (The legs of the scoop are spread wide apart.)
  • Chân đê choãi đều. (The base of the dyke slopes evenly.)
  • Càng về xuôi, triền núi càng choãi ra. (The further downstream we go, the more the mountainside slopes gently.)

Advanced Usage

• "choãi chân": This is the most common collocation, specifically meaning "to spread one's legs apart" or "to stand astride."
  • Để giữ thăng bằng, người lính phải choãi chân. (To keep balance, the soldier had to stand astride.)

Variants and Related Words

• Chạng chân: (verb) A near-synonym meaning to spread one's legs apart. "Choãi" often implies a wider, more forceful, or more stable stance than "chạng."
• Dạng chân: (verb) Another synonym meaning to spread the legs apart.

Synonyms

• Đứng giạng chân: To stand with legs spread.
• Tõe ra: To splay out, to spread out (can be used for things other than legs).

Related Phrases

• Choãi càng: (Used for animals like crabs or insects) To spread its claws/legs wide.
  • Con cua choãi càng ra đe dọa. (The crab spread its claws wide in threat.)

Notes on Meaning

• The primary and most frequent use of "choãi" involves the legs of a person or animal being positioned wide apart.
• The secondary meaning describes a structural or geographical feature that has a broad, sloping base. This usage is less common in everyday speech and more specific to certain contexts (e.g., describing dikes, mountainsides).

Học thuật

verb

1. (thường nói về chân) To stand astride
   • đứng choãi chân
     to stand astride
   • chân gàu sòng choãi ra
     the legs of the scoop were astride
2. To slope toward the foot
   • chân đê choãi đều
     the dyke was evenly sloping
   • càng về xuôi, triền núi càng choãi ra
     the further we go to the plains, the more gentle is the sloping of the mountain sides