Definition

1. Verb:
   • To wait eagerly/expectantly, to look forward to with anticipation: "ngóng chờ" describes the action of waiting for someone or something with a strong sense of hope, longing, and impatience. It implies an active, attentive, and often anxious state of waiting.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Cô ấy ngóng chờ tin tức từ người thân ở nước ngoài. (She is eagerly awaiting news from her relatives abroad.)
  • Đứa trẻ ngóng chờ món quà từ bố mẹ. (The child is looking forward expectantly to the gift from his parents.)
  • Cả gia đình ngóng chờ ngày đoàn tụ. (The whole family is waiting with longing for the reunion day.)

Advanced Usage

• "ngóng chờ trong hồi hộp": to wait with bated breath, in suspense.

  • Khán giả ngóng chờ trong hồi hộp kết quả chung kết. (The audience waits with bated breath for the final result.)

• "ngóng chờ một cách vô vọng": to wait hopelessly, to wait in vain.

  • Anh ấy vẫn ngóng chờ một cách vô vọng sự tha thứ của cô. (He is still waiting hopelessly for her forgiveness.)

Variants and Related Words

• Ngóng trông (verb): A synonym with the same meaning as "ngóng chờ".

  • Người mẹ ngóng trông đứa con đi xa trở về. (The mother looks out longingly for her child who went far away to return.)

• Trông chờ (verb): To hope for, to rely on. This word emphasizes hope and reliance more than the active, anxious waiting of "ngóng chờ".

  • Chúng tôi trông chờ vào sự giúp đỡ của cộng đồng. (We are hoping for help from the community.)

• Mong chờ (verb): To hope for, to look forward to. This word emphasizes hope and desire.

  • Tôi mong chờ một tương lai tươi sáng. (I look forward to a bright future.)

Synonyms

• Chờ đợi: to wait. (A more general, neutral term for waiting.)
• Mong ngóng: to long for, to look forward to. (Similar to "ngóng chờ" but can sound slightly more literary.)

Related Phrases

• Ngóng tin: to await news anxiously.

  • Gia đình ngóng tin người đi biển. (The family anxiously awaits news of the seafarer.)

• Ngóng về: to look longingly toward (a direction or person).

  • Bà lão ngóng về phía con đường, nơi đứa cháu sẽ về. (The old woman looks longingly toward the road where her grandchild will return from.)

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