chạy mất
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Definition
- Verb:
- To run away: To move quickly on foot in order to escape or leave a place, often suddenly or secretly.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Tên trộm chạy mất trước khi cảnh sát đến. (The thief ran away before the police arrived.)
- Đừng để con chó chạy mất! (Don't let the dog run away!)
- Khi nghe thấy tiếng động, con thỏ chạy mất vào trong rừng. (Upon hearing the noise, the rabbit ran away into the forest.)
Advanced Usage
- "chạy mất hút": to run away and disappear from sight.
- Chiếc xe chạy mất hút sau khúc cua. (The car ran away and disappeared after the turn.)
- "chạy mất dép": to run away in a great hurry (literally: to run so fast one loses a sandal).
- Nghe tin đó, anh ta chạy mất dép. (Upon hearing that news, he ran away in a great hurry.)
Variants and Related Words
- Chạy trốn (verb): to flee, to escape.
- Kẻ tình nghi đã chạy trốn khỏi hiện trường. (The suspect fled the scene.)
- Bỏ chạy (verb): to take flight, to run off.
- Bọn trẻ bỏ chạy khi thấy bà hàng xóm. (The children ran off when they saw the neighbor.)
Synonyms
- Tẩu thoát: to escape, to get away.
- Chạy thoát: to run off, to escape by running.
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)
Note: As a compound verb, 'chạy mất' itself functions as a phrasal unit. - Chạy mất tiêu (slang): to run away and vanish completely. - Nó nợ tiền nên đã chạy mất tiêu. (He owed money so he ran away and vanished.)
Related Idioms
- Chạy như ma đuổi: to run as if being chased by a ghost (to run extremely fast, often in panic).
- Thấy chó dữ, thằng bé chạy như ma đuổi. (Seeing the fierce dog, the boy ran as if being chased by a ghost.)