quấy rầy
Definition
- Verb:
- To annoy; to bother; to pester: To cause disturbance or irritation to someone, typically by interrupting their work, rest, or peace with one's presence, requests, or untimely actions.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Xin đừng quấy rầy tôi lúc này. (Please do not bother me right now.)
- Tiếng ồn từ công trường quấy rầy giấc ngủ trưa của tôi. (The noise from the construction site disturbed my afternoon nap.)
- Đứa trẻ liên tục quấy rầy mẹ nó bằng những câu hỏi. (The child kept pestering his mother with questions.)
Advanced Usage
"Bị quấy rầy": To be bothered/disturbed.
- Cô ấy cảm thấy bị quấy rầy bởi những cuộc gọi quảng cáo. (She feels annoyed by the telemarketing calls.)
Hành động quấy rầy: The act of bothering.
- Hành động quấy rầy liên tục đó có thể bị coi là quấy rối. (That persistent act of bothering could be considered harassment.)
Variants and Related Words
- Quấy (verb): Often used similarly to mean to disturb or pester, sometimes with a nuance of being more physically disruptive or noisy (e.g., a baby crying).
- Làm phiền (verb): A very common synonym meaning "to trouble" or "to bother," often perceived as slightly more polite than "quấy rầy."
- Gây rối (verb): To cause trouble/disturbance, can be stronger and imply more serious disruption.
Synonyms
- Làm phiền: To trouble, to bother.
- Gây khó chịu: To cause annoyance/irritation.
- Làm mất yên tĩnh: To disturb the peace/quiet.
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)
- Quấy rầy ai đó: To bother someone.
- Anh ta có thói quen xấu là quấy rầy người khác khi họ đang làm việc. (He has a bad habit of bothering others while they are working.)
Related Idioms
- Quấy rầy sự yên tĩnh: To disturb the peace/quiet.
- Tiếng còi xe quấy rầy sự yên tĩnh của khu phố. (The car horns disturbed the neighborhood's peace.)
verb
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to annoy; to bother; to balger
