lượn quanh
Definition
- Verb:
- To circle around / to hover around: To move in a circular or winding path around a specific area or object, often without a clear, direct purpose.
- To loiter / to prowl: To move about or linger in a place, especially in a secretive, suspicious, or aimless manner, often with potentially negative intent.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Con chim ưng lượn quanh ngọn núi. (The eagle circled around the mountain.)
- Một người đàn ông lạ lượn quanh khu nhà chúng tôi suốt buổi tối. (A strange man prowled around our neighborhood all evening.)
- Những chiếc lá khô lượn quanh trong gió. (The dry leaves swirled around in the wind.)
Advanced Usage
- "lượn quanh lượn quẩn": To loiter or hang around persistently and annoyingly.
- Bọn trẻ cứ lượn quanh lượn quẩn trong bếp đòi ăn. (The kids kept hanging around the kitchen pestering for food.)
Variants and Related Words
Lượn (v): to glide, to soar, to curve in movement (e.g., of a bird, a road).
- Chiếc thuyền lượn trên sóng. (The boat glided on the waves.)
Quanh (prep/adv): around, about.
- Chúng tôi ngồi quanh bàn. (We sat around the table.)
Synonyms
- Circle: to move in a circular path.
- Prowl: to move around stealthily, like a predator.
- Loiter: to stand or wait around without purpose.
- Hover: to remain in the air near one spot; to linger nearby.
Related Idioms
- Lượn như diều gặp gió: To glide/sway effortlessly and joyfully (like a kite in the wind), often used figuratively for smooth, successful movement or speech.
- Cô ấy nói chuyện trước đám đông, lượn như diều gặp gió. (She spoke in front of the crowd, gliding along like a kite in the wind.)