dọn hàng

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Cô ấy cẩn thận dọn hàng ra khay, xếp từng món một thật đẹp mắt.

Definition

1. Verb phrase:
   • To set up shop / to display one's goods: The primary meaning refers to the action of arranging and putting out merchandise for sale, typically at the beginning of a business day or at a market stall.
   • To pack up goods / to close shop: A secondary, often regional, meaning refers to the action of putting away merchandise, typically at the end of the business day or when ceasing operation at a location.

Usage Examples

• Verb phrase:
  • Sáng sớm, các tiểu thương đã dọn hàng ra chợ. (Early in the morning, the vendors set up their goods at the market.)
  • Trời mưa to nên chị ấy phải dọn hàng sớm. (Because it was raining heavily, she had to pack up her goods early.)
  • Cửa hàng đó dọn hàng lúc 9 giờ tối mỗi ngày. (That shop closes up at 9 p.m. every day.)

Advanced Usage

• The meaning is often determined by context. Phrases like (to bring goods out) or (to bring goods in) clarify the direction.
  • Dọn hàng ra chợ phiên là một công việc vất vả. (Setting up goods for the market fair is hard work.)

Variants and Related Words

• Dọn dẹp (v): to tidy up, to clean. This is a more general term for cleaning or arranging.
• Trưng bày hàng hóa (v): to display goods. A more formal synonym for the "setting up" aspect.

Synonyms

• Set up stall: to arrange a stall for business.
• Display merchandise: to put goods out for show and sale.
• Pack up: to put things away, especially after trading.
• Close up shop: to stop business for the day.

Related Idioms

• Đầu voi đuôi chuột: (lit. "head of an elephant, tail of a mouse") – meaning a grand start but a poor finish. This can be contextually related to a day of business that started with good but ended poorly.
  • Ngày bán hàng của cô ấy thật là đầu voi đuôi chuột. (Her sales day was a real anticlimax.)

Học thuật

1. Install one's store, display one's good.
2. (địa phương) Close one's shop