qua lại
Học thuậtThân thiện
Definition
Verb:
- To come and go; to go back and forth; to pass by: Describes the movement of people, vehicles, or things moving in both directions between points, or frequenting a place.
- To have dealings; to visit; to associate: Describes having a social relationship or mutual interaction with someone, involving reciprocal visits or contact.
Adjective:
- Reciprocal; mutual; two-way: Describes an action, effect, or relationship that operates in both directions between two or more parties.
Usage Examples
- Verb (to come and go):
- Ở đây có nhiều người qua lại. (There are a lot of people coming and going here.)
- Xe cộ qua lại tấp nập trên đường. (Vehicles bustle back and forth on the road.)
- Verb (to associate):
- Hai gia đình ấy qua lại với nhau thân thiết. (Those two families associate with each other closely.)
- Adjective (reciprocal):
- Ảnh hưởng qua lại. (A reciprocal influence.)
- Tác dụng qua lại giữa nam châm và dòng điện. (The reciprocal effect between a magnet and an electric current.)
Advanced Usage
- "Lời qua tiếng lại": An idiom meaning a verbal exchange, often a back-and-forth argument or retort.
- Hai người lời qua tiếng lại rất căng thẳng. (The two had a very tense verbal exchange.)
Variants and Related Words
- Qua (preposition): Over, across, past. Indicates movement from one side to another.
- Đi qua cầu. (To go across the bridge.)
- Lại (verb/adverb): To come (towards the speaker); again. Often indicates return or repetition.
- Anh ấy lại đây. (He is coming here.)
Synonyms
- Verb: To frequent, to traffic, to shuttle.
- Adjective: Mutual, interactive, interdependent.
Related Idioms
- "Có đi có lại": Literally "to have going, to have coming," meaning mutual or reciprocal in actions (e.g., in gift-giving, favors).
- Tình làng nghĩa xóm là phải có đi có lại. (Neighborly affection must be reciprocal.)
- Come and gọ
- ở đây có nhiều người qua lạiThere is a lot of people coming and going here
- Reciprocal, mutual
- ảnh hưởng qua lạiA reciprocal influence
- Tác dụng qua lại giữa nam châm và dòng điệnThe reciprocal effect between a magnet and an electric current