nghỉ ngơi
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Definition
Verb:
- To rest: To cease work or activity in order to relax, sleep, or recover one's strength.
- To take a break: To stop an activity for a short period of time to relax.
Noun (concept):
- Rest: A period of relaxing, sleeping, or doing nothing after a period of activity or work.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Chúng ta nên nghỉ ngơi một chút. (We should rest a little.)
- Sau giờ làm việc, tôi thích nghỉ ngơi ở nhà. (After work, I like to rest at home.)
- Noun (concept):
- Nghỉ ngơi là rất quan trọng cho sức khỏe. (Rest is very important for health.)
Advanced Usage
- The phrase is often used in polite suggestions or imperatives to encourage someone to relax.
- Mời bà nghỉ ngơi ở phòng khách. (Please rest in the living room, madam.)
Variants and Related Words
- Nghỉ (v): to stop, to cease, to take time off (e.g., from work or school). It is the core component of "nghỉ ngơi."
- Ngày mai tôi được nghỉ làm. (Tomorrow I have a day off work.)
- Thư giãn (v): to relax, often implying a more active or leisurely form of relaxation.
- Tôi thư giãn bằng cách nghe nhạc. (I relax by listening to music.)
Synonyms
- Rest: to cease work or movement.
- Relax: to become less tense or anxious.
- Take a break: to pause an activity.
Related Idioms
- Nghỉ ngơi lấy sức: to rest to regain strength.
- Các vận động viên nghỉ ngơi lấy sức cho trận đấu ngày mai. (The athletes are resting to regain strength for tomorrow's match.)
- Nghỉ ngơi dưỡng sức: to rest and recuperate (often after an illness).
- Bác sĩ khuyên ông ấy nghỉ ngơi dưỡng sức một tuần. (The doctor advised him to rest and recuperate for a week.)
- Rest, take a rest