Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Eager, excited, enthusiastic: Describes a state of eager excitement, bustling enthusiasm, or keen anticipation, often shared by a group of people.
   • Bustling with excitement: Conveys a lively, animated, and fervent atmosphere where people are eagerly preparing for or participating in something.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Mọi người đều náo nức chờ đợi lễ hội. (Everyone is eagerly awaiting the festival.)
  • Không khí náo nức trước ngày khai giảng. (The excited atmosphere before the opening day of school.)
  • Các cổ động viên náo nức cổ vũ cho đội nhà. (The fans enthusiastically cheered for the home team.)

Advanced Usage

• "náo nức chuẩn bị": to be bustling with preparations, to prepare eagerly.
  • Cả làng náo nức chuẩn bị cho đám cưới. (The whole village is bustling with preparations for the wedding.)
• "lòng náo nức": an eager heart, a feeling of eager anticipation.
  • Với lòng náo nức, chúng tôi lên đường. (With eager hearts, we set off.)

Variants and Related Words

• Náo nhiệt (adj): bustling, lively, boisterous (often describing a scene or place, focusing more on noise and activity than internal eagerness).
  • Một khu chợ náo nhiệt. (A bustling market.)
• Háo hức (adj): eager, keen, impatiently excited (can be used for individuals or groups, often slightly more personal than ).
  • Cậu bé háo hức chờ quà. (The boy is eagerly waiting for the gift.)

Synonyms

• Hăng hái: zealous, ardent, enthusiastic (often implies active willingness and vigor).
• Phấn khởi: elated, cheered up, in high spirits (emphasizes a uplifted, happy mood).

Related Idioms and Phrases

• "Náo nức lòng người": to stir excitement in people's hearts.
  • Tin chiến thắng náo nức lòng người. (The news of victory stirred excitement in people's hearts.)

1. Be in an eager bustle
   • Náo nức đi xem hội chùa Hương
     To be in an eager bustle going for a pilgrimage to the Perfume Pagoda