lần lượt
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Definition
Adverb: - In turn; one after another; sequentially: Indicates that actions, events, or people follow a specific order, one following the other until the end of a sequence or list.
Usage
- Used to describe a process where things happen or people act in a consecutive, orderly fashion.
- Often precedes verbs or verb phrases to modify how an action is carried out.
- Can be used at the beginning or in the middle of a sentence.
Usage Examples
- (Everyone, please introduce yourselves one by one.)
- (The candidates entered the examination room in turn.)
- (We will address each issue sequentially.)
- (Please come up to receive your prizes in the order your names are called.)
Advanced Usage
- "theo thứ tự lần lượt": in sequential order; in consecutive order.
- Các tài liệu được sắp xếp theo thứ tự lần lượt từ A đến Z. (The documents are arranged in consecutive order from A to Z.)
- "lần lượt từng...": each one in turn; one by one.
- Giáo viên kiểm tra lần lượt từng học sinh. (The teacher checked each student one by one.)
Variants and Related Words
- Lần (classifier/noun): time, occasion, instance (e.g., - one time).
- Lượt (classifier/noun): turn, round (e.g., - it's my turn).
- Tuần tự (adverb): sequentially, in succession (similar meaning, slightly more formal).
- Thứ tự (noun): order, sequence.
Synonyms
- Tuần tự: in sequence, successively.
- Theo thứ tự: in order.
- Từng cái một: one by one, one at a time.
- Nối tiếp nhau: consecutively, following one another.
Related Phrases / Idioms
- Đến lượt (ai): It's (someone's) turn.
- Đến lượt bạn phát biểu rồi. (It's your turn to speak.)
- Lượt này đến lượt khác: time after time; one turn after another.
- Họ thay phiên nhau làm việc, lượt này đến lượt khác. (They took turns working, one shift after another.)
Notes on Meaning
- The core meaning emphasizes a predefined or natural order. It is not random.
- It implies completion of the entire sequence, not just a single step.
- While often translated as "in turn," it carries a stronger sense of an exhaustive, complete procession through a list or series than the English phrase sometimes does.
- in turn; by roster