Definition

Verb: - To draw aside; to keep away; to avoid: The action of moving away from or avoiding something or someone, typically to escape danger, trouble, or an unwanted situation. It implies a deliberate act of creating distance.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Cô ấy luôn lánh xa những cuộc tranh cãi vô ích. (She always keeps away from useless arguments.)
  • Để giữ an toàn, hãy lánh xa khu vực nguy hiểm đó. (To stay safe, stay away from that dangerous area.)
  • Anh ấy cố gắng lánh xa đám đông ồn ào. (He tried to draw aside from the noisy crowd.)

Advanced Usage

• "lánh xa cho rảnh": to stay away to avoid trouble/bother.
  • Tôi lánh xa cho rảnh, không muốn dính vào chuyện của họ. (I stay well away; I don't want to get involved in their business.)

Variants and Related Words

• Lánh mặt (verb): to absent oneself; to avoid showing up.
  • Sau scandal, ông ta đã lánh mặt khỏi giới truyền thông. (After the scandal, he absented himself from the media.)
• Tránh xa (verb): to avoid; to steer clear of. (A close synonym with a similar meaning of avoidance.)
  • Hãy tránh xa ma túy. (Stay clear of drugs.)

Synonyms

• Tránh né: to evade, to dodge.
• Xa lánh: to shun, to ostracize (often implies social distancing).

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

• Lánh đi: to go away to avoid something. (Less common, but can be used similarly.)
  • Nghe tin có bão, dân làng lánh đi nơi khác. (Hearing news of the storm, the villagers went away to another place.)

Related Idioms

• Lánh nạn: to take refuge; to flee from disaster.
  • Hàng nghìn người đã phải lánh nạn vì chiến tranh. (Thousands of people had to take refuge because of the war.)
• Lánh thân: to find a shelter/hideaway for oneself.
  • Kẻ trộm tìm nơi hẻo lánh để lánh thân. (The thief looked for a remote place to hide.)

verb

1. to draw aside; to keep away