Definition

1. Verb:
   • To glide or slip smoothly and quickly: Refers to a movement where an object or person slides or moves effortlessly and often stealthily from one place to another.
   • To drop or slip something quickly and neatly: Describes the action of placing or inserting an object into something, such as a pocket, in a swift, discreet, or smooth manner.
   • To give something secretly or on the sly: An informal usage meaning to hand over money or an item covertly.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Con cá chuồi xuống ao. (The fish glided into the pond.)
  • Cô ấy chuồi gói quà vào túi anh ta. (She neatly slipped the wrapped gift into his pocket.)
  • Mẹ chuồi tiền cho con trai. (The mother slipped some money to her son secretly.)

Advanced Usage

• The action often implies a degree of stealth, smoothness, or speed, and is not typically used for clumsy or overt movements.

Variants and Related Words

• Chuỗi (Noun): A completely different word meaning a string, sequence, or series (e.g., – a succession of days). Do not confuse with the verb chuồi.

Synonyms

• Glide: To move smoothly and continuously.
• Slip: To insert or place quickly and discreetly.
• Slide: To move along a surface smoothly.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Chuồi tay xuống: To slide one's hand down.
  • Nó chuồi tay xuống dưới gối. (He slid his hand under the pillow.)

verb

1. To glide
   • con cá chuồi xuống ao
     the fish glided into the pond
2. To drop (slip) quickly and neatly
   • chuồi gói quà vào túi
     to drop quickly and neatly a present in a wrapping into (someone's) pocket
3. chuỗi

noun

1. String
   • chuỗi ngọc
     a string of pearls
   • một chuỗi tiền xu
     a string of coins
2. Succession, round, peal
   • chuỗi ngày thơ ấu
     a succession (round) of childhood days
   • vang lên những chuỗi cười
     to ring with peals of laughter
3. Series