Definition

1. Intransitive Verb:
   • To gather closely around someone or something, often forming a circle or cluster. It implies a spontaneous or informal coming together of people in one place, usually for a specific purpose or around a point of interest.
   • To rally around, to assemble around. It conveys a sense of unity, support, or collective focus on a central person, object, or idea.

Usage Examples

• Intransitive Verb:
  • Mọi người quây tụ quanh màn hình để xem kết quả. (Everyone clustered around the screen to watch the results.)
  • Gia đình quây tụ bên mâm cơm ngày Tết. (The family gathered around the Tet holiday meal.)
  • Đám đông quây tụ lại để nghe nhạc đường phố. (The crowd rallied round to listen to the street music.)

Advanced Usage

• "quây tụ quanh": This is the most common construction, meaning "to gather/cluster/rally around" someone or something. The preposition "quanh" (around) is almost always used with "quây tụ".
  • Các fan hâm mộ quây tụ quanh thần tượng của họ. (The fans rallied around their idol.)

Variants and Related Words

• Quây quần (Intransitive Verb): To gather together, to congregate. This is a very close synonym, often used interchangeably with "quây tụ," but it can sometimes imply a cozier, more familial or intimate gathering.
  • Cả nhà quây quần bên bếp lửa. (The whole family gathered around the fireplace.)
• Tụ tập (Intransitive Verb): To assemble, to congregate. This is a more general term for gathering and does not necessarily imply forming a circle or rallying around a central point.
  • Họ tụ tập ở quán cà phê mỗi sáng. (They assemble at the coffee shop every morning.)

Synonyms

• Tụ họp: To meet up, to convene.
• Vây quanh: To surround, to encircle.
• Tập trung: To concentrate, to gather (can refer to people or things, often with a more formal or purposeful connotation).

Related Phrases

• Quây tụ đông đảo: To gather in large numbers.
  • Người dân quây tụ đông đảo ở quảng trường. (People gathered in large numbers in the square.)

1. Cluster round, rally round