quành
Definition
Verb: 1. To turn, to change direction: To move or cause to move in a curved or circular path, deviating from a straight line or course. 2. To go around, to circumvent: To move in a path that avoids or encircles something.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Xe buýt quành sang trái ở ngã tư. (The bus turned left at the intersection.)
- Để tránh đám đông, anh ấy quành ra phía sau nhà. (To avoid the crowd, he went around to the back of the house.)
- Con đường này quành quanh đồi. (This road winds around the hill.)
Advanced Usage
- "quành lại": to turn back, to turn around.
- Sau khi đi quá xa, chúng tôi phải quành lại. (After going too far, we had to turn back.)
- "quành qua": to turn past/through.
- Chúng ta sẽ quành qua chợ để mua đồ. (We will turn through the market to buy things.)
- "quành xe": to turn a vehicle.
- Anh ta quành xe rất gấp. (He turned the car very sharply.)
Variants and Related Words
- Vòng (verb/noun): to circle; a circle, a round. Often used more generally for circular motion.
- Rẽ (verb): to turn (especially at a junction). More common for directional changes like "rẽ trái" (turn left).
- Ngoặt (verb): to make a sharp turn. Implies a more abrupt angle than "quành".
Synonyms
- Ngoặt: to make a sharp turn.
- Rẽ: to turn (direction).
- Vòng: to circle, to go around.
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)
- Quành đi quành lại: to go back and forth, to wander around.
- Đứa trẻ quành đi quành lại trong phòng. (The child wandered back and forth in the room.)
- Quành ra quành vào: to weave in and out, to meander.
- Chiếc xe máy quành ra quành vào giữa dòng xe cộ. (The motorbike weaved in and out of the traffic.)
Related Idioms
- Quành như chong chóng: To turn/spin like a pinwheel. Used to describe someone who is very indecisive or constantly changing direction/opinion.
- Đừng có hỏi nó, tính nó quành như chong chóng. (Don't ask him, his mind changes direction like a pinwheel.)
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