ngừng tay
Verb Phrase: - To stop working; to cease one's activity: The phrase "ngừng tay" literally means "to stop one's hands" and is used to indicate pausing or halting a manual task, work, or activity one is engaged in. It implies a temporary or final cessation of physical effort. - To knock off (work); to take a break: It can specifically refer to stopping work, often for a rest or at the end of a work period.
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- Họ làm việc từ sáng đến tối không ngừng tay. (They worked from morning till night without stopping.)
- Mệt quá, chúng ta ngừng tay một lúc đi. (I'm too tired, let's stop working for a while.)
- Công nhân ngừng tay lúc 5 giờ chiều. (The workers knock off at 5 p.m.)
- The phrase emphasizes the physical act of stopping labor. It is often used in contexts involving continuous, hands-on work like farming, construction, crafting, or writing.
Nghỉ tay (verb phrase): to take a break (from work). This is a close synonym with a stronger implication of resting.
- Làm được một tiếng thì nghỉ tay năm phút. (After working for an hour, take a five-minute break.)
Ngừng làm (verb phrase): to stop doing. A more general phrase not specific to manual work.
- Anh ấy ngừng làm việc khi nghe tin. (He stopped working when he heard the news.)
- Stop: to cease an action.
- Cease: to bring an activity to an end.
- Knock off: to stop working (informal).
- Take a break: to pause for rest.
Làm không ngừng tay: to work without stopping; to work non-stop.
- Để kịp thời hạn, anh ấy làm không ngừng tay. (To meet the deadline, he worked without stopping.)
Quên cả ngừng tay: to be so engrossed in work that one forgets to take a break.
- Say mê đan áo, bà cứ quên cả ngừng tay. (Absorbed in knitting the sweater, she kept forgetting to take a break.)
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Knock off
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Làm việc suốt cả ngày không ngừng tayTo work the whole day without knocking off
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