Definition

1. Verb:
   • To expect eagerly, to look forward to, to await anxiously: "ngóng trông" describes the action of waiting for someone or something with great anticipation, hope, and often impatience. It implies a strong emotional investment in the awaited event or person.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Cô ấy ngóng trông tin tức từ người thân. (She is eagerly awaiting news from her relatives.)
  • Chúng tôi ngóng trông ngày đoàn tụ. (We are looking forward to the reunion day.)
  • Đứa trẻ ngóng trông mẹ về. (The child is anxiously waiting for its mother to come home.)

Advanced Usage

• "ngóng trông mong đợi": This is a reinforcing phrase combining synonyms to emphasize the feeling of eager expectation.
  • Cả gia đình ngóng trông mong đợi ngày anh trở về. (The whole family is eagerly and anxiously awaiting the day he returns.)

Variants and Related Words

• Ngóng (verb): To wait for, to look out for. This is a shorter, more common synonym, often used interchangeably with "ngóng trông" but sometimes perceived as slightly less intense.
  • Nó ngóng bố ở cửa sổ. (He is looking out for his father at the window.)
• Trông ngóng (verb): This is an inverted form of "ngóng trông" with identical meaning and usage.
  • Trông ngóng một tương lai tươi sáng. (To look forward to a bright future.)
• Trông chờ (verb): To hope for, to rely on. It shares the sense of expectation but can also imply dependence.
  • Trông chờ vào sự giúp đỡ. (To rely on help.)

Synonyms

• Mong đợi: To expect, to hope for.
• Chờ đợi: To wait (can be neutral or anxious).
• Trông đợi: To look forward to, to hope for.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Ngóng trông như mỏi mòn: To wait until one is weary; to wait for a very long time with growing anxiety.
  • Người vợ lính ngóng trông chồng như mỏi mòn. (The soldier's wife waited for her husband until she was weary.)
• Ngóng trông từng giờ: To count the hours, to wait impatiently for each passing moment.
  • Bệnh nhân ngóng trông từng giờ để được gặp bác sĩ. (The patient is counting the hours to see the doctor.)

1. Expect, look forward tọ
   • Ngóng trông thư nhà
     To look forward to receiving a letter from hone