khoác tay

Hai người bạn khoác tay nhau đi dạo trong công viên.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To walk arm-in-arm: The action of linking arms with another person while walking, often as a sign of affection, friendship, or solidarity.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Hai bà chị thường khoác tay nhau đi dạo trong công viên. (The two sisters often walk arm-in-arm in the park.)
  • Họ khoác tay và bước đi dưới ánh đèn đường. (They walked arm-in-arm under the streetlights.)

Advanced Usage

• "khoác tay nhau": This is the most common and complete form, emphasizing the reciprocal action between two or more people.
  • Sau buổi họp lớp, họ khoác tay nhau ra về. (After the class reunion, they walked out arm-in-arm.)

Variants and Related Words

• Quàng tay: To put one's arm around someone's shoulder. This is a similar gesture of closeness but involves placing an arm over the shoulder rather than linking arms at the elbow.
  • Anh ấy quàng tay qua vai bạn. (He put his arm around his friend's shoulder.)

Synonyms

• Đi cóng tay: (Colloquial, Northern Vietnamese) To walk hand-in-hand or closely linked. This can sometimes be used similarly but more often implies holding hands.
• Đi bên nhau tay trong tay: To walk side-by-side hand-in-hand.

Related Phrases

• Khoác vai: To put an arm around someone's shoulder. This is a variant focusing on the shoulder area.
  • Họ ngồi khoác vai nhau xem phim. (They sat with their arms around each other's shoulders watching the movie.)

Related Idioms

• Tay trong tay: (Literally: hand in hand) An idiom meaning in close cooperation or unity. While "khoác tay" describes a physical action, this idiom is used more figuratively.
  • Hai công ty hợp tác tay trong tay. (The two companies cooperate hand in hand.)