quanh quất
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Definition
Adverb: - Around here, round about, nearby: Indicates a location that is not far away, in the surrounding vicinity or general area. It describes something or someone being close by, often within the same neighborhood or region.
Usage Examples
- Adverb:
- Anh ấy sống quanh quất đây thôi. (He lives around here somewhere.)
- Tôi thấy con mèo quanh quất trong vườn nhà hàng xóm. (I saw the cat lurking around in the neighbor's garden.)
- Có ai quanh quất ở khu vực này không? (Is anyone around in this area?)
Advanced Usage
"quanh quất đâu đây": somewhere around here. This phrase emphasizes an indefinite but proximate location.
- Tôi nghe tiếng trẻ con cười quanh quất đâu đây. (I hear children laughing somewhere around here.)
"quanh quất mãi": to hang around persistently. This usage implies lingering or loitering in an area for an extended period.
- Cậu bé cứ quanh quất mãi ở cổng trường. (The boy kept hanging around the school gate.)
Variants and Related Words
Quanh quẩn (verb/adverb): to hang around, to linger; often with a slightly more negative connotation of being stuck in a place without purpose.
- Nó chỉ quanh quẩn trong nhà cả ngày. (He just hangs around the house all day.)
Quanh (preposition/adverb): around, about.
- Chúng tôi đi quanh hồ. (We walked around the lake.)
Synonyms
- Gần đây: nearby, recently (in terms of location or time).
- Lảng vảng: to loiter, to hang around (often with a sense of aimlessness).
- Ở đâu đó gần đây: somewhere nearby.
Related Phrases
- Đi quanh quất: to wander around, to roam about a local area.
- Bà cụ thích đi quanh quất trong làng. (The old lady likes to wander around the village.)
Related Idioms
- Quanh quất đầu làng cuối xóm: (to be) all around the village; describes someone who is always present and familiar within a small community.
- Ông ấy là người quanh quất đầu làng cuối xóm, ai cũng biết. (He's someone who's always around the village, everyone knows him.)
- about here, round about