lững thững
Adverb: - Slowly and leisurely, at a relaxed pace: Describes the manner of walking or moving without hurry, in a calm and unhurried way, often with a sense of ease and comfort.
"Lững thững" is used to describe the action of walking or moving. It emphasizes a slow, deliberate, and carefree pace, often associated with relaxation, contemplation, or enjoyment of one's surroundings. It is typically placed after the verb it modifies, most commonly the verb đi (to go/to walk).
- (In the evening after dinner, to stroll leisurely on the lake shore.)
- (The old man ambles through the park every morning.)
- (She likes to saunter and look at the streets on weekends.)
- "lững thững bước": to step leisurely.
- Anh ấy lững thững bước ra khỏi nhà, không vội vàng chút nào. (He stepped out of the house leisurely, not in a hurry at all.)
- Thong thả (adv): Slowly, unhurriedly. This is a close synonym but may imply more general slowness rather than the specific leisurely gait of "lững thững".
- Ung dung (adj/adv): Calmly, composedly. Often used with "lững thững" to reinforce the sense of ease.
- Ông ấy đi lại ung dung, lững thững. (He moves calmly and leisurely.)
- Stroll: to walk in a leisurely way.
- Amble: to walk at a slow, relaxed pace.
- Saunter: to walk in a slow, relaxed manner, often confidently.
- Walk slowly/leisurely: a direct descriptive phrase.
While "lững thững" itself is not typically part of a fixed idiom, it is commonly used in descriptive phrases that paint a picture of relaxation. - Đi dạo lững thững: To take a leisurely stroll. - Họ đi dạo lững thững dọc bờ biển. (They took a leisurely stroll along the beach.)
- walk with deliberate steps, stroll, amble
- Chiều ăn cơm xong đi lững thững trên bờ hồTo stroll on the lake's shore on an evening after dinner