lánh xa
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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.)