khoan đã

Khoan đã, chúng ta hãy cùng kiểm tra lại bản đồ trước khi đi tiếp.

Definition

1. Interjection:
   • Wait a moment / Hold on: A phrase used to ask someone to pause, delay an action, or not be hasty. It signals a request for temporary stoppage or reconsideration before proceeding.

Usage Examples

• Interjection:
  • Khoan đã, đừng vội ký hợp đồng đó. (Wait a moment, don't be quick to sign that contract.)
  • Khoan đã! Tôi cần kiểm tra lại một chi tiết. (Hold on! I need to double-check one detail.)
  • "Chúng ta hãy bắt đầu." – "Khoan đã, còn thiếu vài người." ("Let's start." – "Wait a moment, a few people are missing.")

Advanced Usage

• Used to interrupt a process or conversation politely to insert a question, correction, or important caution.
  • Khoan đã, cách giải thích của anh có chỗ chưa chính xác. (Hold on, there's an inaccuracy in your explanation.)

Variants and Related Words

• Khoan (interjection/v): to drill; or, used alone as a milder, sometimes more formal, imperative meaning "hold" or "wait."

  • Khoan, hãy để tôi nói hết. (Hold on, let me finish speaking.)

• Đợi đã / Đợi một chút (phrase): wait a moment (more neutral, less urgent than "khoan đã").

Synonyms

• Wait: to stay in place in expectation.
• Hold on: to pause or stop briefly.
• Not so fast: used to tell someone to slow down or stop.

Related Idioms

• Khoan thư sức dân: (Classical idiom) Meaning "give the people respite," advocating for gentle, unhurried governance. While not a direct variant, it shares the root "khoan" conveying slowness and deliberation.