chờn vờn
Học thuậtThân thiện
Definition
- Verb:
- To hover; to flit about; to circle aimlessly: To move lightly and repeatedly over or around an area without a fixed path, often in the air or on the surface of water. This conveys a sense of gentle, lingering, and somewhat restless motion.
- To loiter; to prowl; to cruise: To move around an area slowly and stealthily, often with suspicion or intent, like a predator or a vehicle on patrol.
Usage Examples
- Verb (hover/flit):
- Những con chuồn chuồn chờn vờn trên mặt nước. (Dragonflies were hovering over the water's surface.)
- Lá vàng chờn vờn rơi trong gió. (Yellow leaves fluttered down in the wind.)
- Verb (loiter/cruise):
- Chiếc tàu lạ chờn vờn ngoài khơi. (The strange ship was cruising off the coast.)
- Một bóng người đáng ngờ chờn vờn quanh ngôi nhà. (A suspicious figure was prowling around the house.)
Advanced Usage
- The word often carries a poetic or descriptive nuance, used to depict visual scenes in nature or to create an atmosphere of suspense or unease.
- It can describe abstract concepts, such as a thought or memory that lingers in the mind.
- Nỗi buồn chờn vờn trong lòng cô ấy. (A feeling of sadness lingered in her heart.)
Variants and Related Words
- Lượn (v): To glide, to soar. Implies a smoother, more graceful arc of motion compared to the more restless .
- Bay là là (v): To fly skimmingly, to fly very close to a surface.
Synonyms
- Hover: To remain in one place in the air.
- Flit: To move swiftly and lightly.
- Circle: To move in a circular path around something.
- Prowl: To move around restlessly or stealthily.
- Loiter: To stand or wait around idly.
Related Idioms and Phrases
- Chờn vờn như ma trơi: To hover/flit about like a will-o'-the-wisp. Used to describe something elusive, fleeting, or ghostly in its movement.
verb
- To swim about, to cruise
- đàn cá chờn vờn trên mặt hồthe school of fish swim about in the lake
- tàu địch chờn vờn ở ngoài khơithe enemy ships were cruising off shore