Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Eager and enthusiastic: Describes a state of excited, cheerful, and wholehearted eagerness, often shared by a crowd of people.
   • To flock / To throng: Describes the action of many people gathering or moving together enthusiastically towards a common event or destination.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Mọi người nô nức đón Tết. (People are eagerly welcoming Tet.)
  • Khán giả nô nức đến sân vận động từ sớm. (The audience flocked to the stadium early.)
  • Sinh viên nô nức tham gia ngày hội tuyển dụng. (Students enthusiastically participated in the recruitment fair.)

Advanced Usage

• The word often implies a collective, festive, or positive excitement. It is rarely used for a single individual's feeling but rather for the mood or action of a group.
• It can describe the atmosphere of an event or location.
  • Không khí nô nức tràn ngập khắp phố phường. (An eager and bustling atmosphere filled the streets.)

Variants and Related Words

• Háo hức (adj): eager, keen. This is a close synonym but can be used for individuals and does not inherently imply a crowd.
  • Em bé háo hức chờ ông già Noel. (The child is eagerly waiting for Santa Claus.)

Synonyms

• To flock: to move or gather in a crowd.
• Enthusiastic: having or showing intense and eager enjoyment, interest, or approval.
• Eagerly: with keen interest or enthusiasm.

Related Idioms

• Nô nức kéo đến / Nô nức đổ về: to flock to a place in great, excited numbers.
  • Du khách nô nức đổ về phố cổ mỗi dịp lễ hội. (Tourists flock to the old town every festival season.)

1. flock
   • Nô nức đi xem pháo hoa
     To flock to see a display of fireworks