liền tay

Thân thiện

Người mua trả giá và mua chiếc đồng hồ liền tay.

Definition

1. Adverb:
   • Immediately, at once, right away: Describes an action performed without any delay or hesitation, often right after a decision is made or an opportunity arises.
   • In one go, without interruption: Describes an action done continuously, smoothly, or in a single, unbroken sequence of movements.

Usage Examples

• Adverb:
  • Thấy chiếc áo đẹp, cô ấy mua liền tay. (Seeing the beautiful shirt, she bought it immediately.)
  • Anh ấy viết báo cáo dài liền tay. (He wrote the long report in one go.)
  • Họ đồng ý ký hợp đồng liền tay. (They agreed to sign the contract right away.)

Advanced Usage

• The term often implies decisiveness, skill, or a seamless transition from one action to the next. It can describe both physical actions (like writing, crafting) and transactional actions (like buying, selling).
• "Mua bán liền tay": A common commercial phrase meaning to buy and then sell something again immediately, often for a quick profit.
  • Nhà đầu tư mua bán căn hộ liền tay. (The investor bought and sold the apartment immediately.)

Variants and Related Words

• Liền (adj): immediate, continuous, adjoining. This is the root adjective meaning "immediate" or "adjacent," from which the adverb liền tay is formed.
• Ngay lập tức (adv): immediately, instantly. A close synonym, though liền tay often carries a more tactile or action-oriented nuance.

Synonyms

• Immediately: without any delay.
• Straightaway: at once.
• In one fell swoop: in a single, swift action.
• Without a break: continuously.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Làm liền tay: to do something straight away or to handle a task expertly and without pause.
  • Anh thợ sửa máy tính làm liền tay. (The technician fixed the computer expertly and without pause.)
• Quyết định liền tay: to make a snap decision.
  • Ông chủ quyết định liền tay không do dự. (The boss made a snap decision without hesitation.)

Học thuật

adv

1. immediately, at once