nô giỡn

Thân thiện

Lũ trẻ đang nô giỡn ngoài sân.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To frolic, to romp, to play boisterously: "nô giỡn" refers to the action of playing in a lively, energetic, and often noisy manner, typically involving running, jumping, and laughter. It implies a sense of unrestrained fun and physical activity.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Bọn trẻ đang nô giỡn trong sân. (The children are frolicking in the yard.)
  • Những chú chó con nô giỡn với nhau suốt buổi chiều. (The puppies romped with each other all afternoon.)
  • Chúng tôi thích nô giỡn trên bãi biển. (We love to play boisterously on the beach.)

Advanced Usage

• "nô giỡn hồn nhiên": to frolic innocently/naturally.

  • Tuổi thơ là những ngày tháng nô giỡn hồn nhiên. (Childhood is the time of innocent frolicking.)

• "tiếng cười nô giỡn": the sound of boisterous play/laughter.

  • Căn nhà vang lên tiếng cười nô giỡn của lũ trẻ. (The house echoed with the sound of children's boisterous laughter.)

Variants and Related Words

• Nô đùa (verb): to frolic, to romp. This is a direct synonym and the more common variant from which "nô giỡn" is derived.

  • Chúng nô đùa dưới mưa. (They frolicked in the rain.)

• Đùa giỡn (verb): to joke around, to play (in a less physically intense way than "nô giỡn").

  • Đừng đùa giỡn trong giờ học. (Don't joke around during class.)

Synonyms

• Vui đùa: to play joyfully.
• Chạy nhảy: to run and jump (emphasizes the physical movement).

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

Note: As "nô giỡn" is a single verb in Vietnamese, it does not have phrasal verb constructions in the same way English verbs do. Its meaning is contained within the single word.

Related Idioms

• "Nô giỡn như tụi nhỏ": to frolic like little kids.
  • Dù đã lớn, họ vẫn thích nô giỡn như tụi nhỏ. (Even though they are adults, they still like to frolic like little kids.)

Học thuật

1. như nô đùa