Definitions

1. Verb:
   • To guide, to lead: To show someone the way or accompany them to a specific place, especially when they are unfamiliar with the route or area.
   • To instruct, to mentor: To provide guidance, advice, or direction in a non-physical sense, such as in learning or development.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Anh ấy dắt dẫn đoàn khách tham quan quanh bảo tàng. (He guided the tour group around the museum.)
  • Người hướng dẫn viên dắt dẫn chúng tôi qua những con đường nhỏ trong làng. (The tour guide led us through the small village paths.)
  • Giáo viên có nhiệm vụ dắt dẫn học sinh trên con đường tri thức. (A teacher's duty is to guide students on the path of knowledge.)

Advanced Usage

• "dắt dẫn cẩn thận": to guide carefully, with great attention.

  • Người cảnh sát dắt dẫn cẩn thận cụ già qua đường. (The police officer carefully guided the elderly person across the street.)

• "dắt dẫn từng bước": to guide step by step.

  • Chương trình mới dắt dẫn từng bước người dùng qua các thao tác cài đặt. (The new program guides the user step by step through the installation process.)

Variants and Related Words

• Dắt (verb): to lead by the hand, to take along (often implies physical contact or close accompaniment).

  • Bà dắt đứa cháu nhỏ đi chợ. (The grandmother took her young grandchild to the market.)

• Dẫn (verb): to lead, to conduct (can be more general, often used for leading a group, electricity, water, or an argument).

  • Anh ấy dẫn đầu đoàn diễu hành. (He led the parade.)
  • Dẫn đường: to lead the way.
  • Dẫn chứng: to cite evidence.

• Hướng dẫn (verb/noun): to instruct, to guide; instruction, guidance (a very common compound meaning formal instruction or guidance).

  • Xin vui lòng làm theo hướng dẫn. (Please follow the instructions.)

Synonyms

• Chỉ đường: to show the way, to give directions.
• Dẫn lối: to lead the way (similar to ).
• Hướng dẫn: to instruct, to guide (more formal/academic).

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

Note: As a compound verb itself, 'dắt dẫn' is not typically broken down into phrasal verbs. The related concepts are expressed through its synonyms or variants.

Related Idioms

• "Dắt mũi": to lead by the nose; to deceive or manipulate someone.
  • Đừng để họ dắt mũi mình. (Don't let them lead you by the nose.) This idiom uses 'dắt' and has a negative, manipulative connotation, unlike the neutral/positive 'dắt dẫn'.

1. Guide
   • Dắt dẫn người khách lạ qua xóm
     To guide a stranger though the hamlet