dõi
Học thuậtThân thiện
Definition
- Verb:
- To follow closely; to pursue: To watch, observe, or trace the progress or movement of someone or something with sustained attention.
- To succeed; to continue a lineage: To carry on or follow in the steps of a predecessor, often in a familial or traditional sense.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Cảnh sát âm thầm dõi theo nghi phạm. (The police silently followed the suspect.)
- Anh ấy dõi mắt nhìn theo chiếc máy bay. (He followed the airplane with his eyes.)
- Con cháu phải biết dõi bước tổ tiên. (Descendants must know how to follow in the footsteps of their ancestors.)
Advanced Usage
- "dõi theo": to follow, to track, to keep up with. This compound emphasizes continuous, attentive observation.
- Tôi luôn dõi theo tin tức về biến đổi khí hậu. (I always follow news about climate change.)
Variants and Related Words
Dòng dõi (n): lineage, ancestry.
- Ông ấy thuộc một dòng dõi quý tộc. (He comes from a noble lineage.)
Theo dõi (v): to monitor, to follow (a more common, general synonym).
- Bác sĩ đang theo dõi tình trạng bệnh nhân. (The doctor is monitoring the patient's condition.)
Synonyms
- Follow: to go or come after.
- Pursue: to follow in order to overtake or capture.
- Trace: to follow the course or development of.
- Succeed: to come after and take the place of.
Related Idioms
Dõi bước: to follow in someone's footsteps.
- Thế hệ trẻ dõi bước cha anh, xây dựng đất nước. (The young generation follows in the footsteps of their fathers and brothers to build the country.)
Nối dõi tông đường: to continue the family line.
- Trong quan niệm xưa, con trai có trách nhiệm nối dõi tông đường. (In old beliefs, a son had the responsibility to continue the family line.)
verb
- to follow closely; to pursue