quay phải
Definition
- Verb phrase:
- To turn right: The primary meaning of "quay phải" is to change direction by moving to the right, typically used for vehicles, cyclists, or pedestrians at an intersection or while navigating.
- To be right-handed / dextrorotatory: In specialized scientific contexts (chemistry, physics), it describes a substance or property that rotates to the right, such as plane-polarized light.
Usage Examples
- Verb phrase (direction):
- Tại ngã tư, hãy quay phải. (At the intersection, turn right.)
- Xe buýt sẽ quay phải ở cột đèn tiếp theo. (The bus will turn right at the next lamp post.)
- Verb phrase (scientific):
- Đường fructose là một chất quay phải. (Fructose is a dextrorotatory substance.)
Advanced Usage
- Used in formal instructions, driving manuals, and scientific papers. The directional meaning is overwhelmingly more common in everyday language.
Variants and Related Words
Rẽ phải (v): to turn right. This is a more common synonym in everyday spoken Vietnamese for the directional meaning.
- Rẽ phải vào đường Nguyễn Huệ. (Turn right onto Nguyen Hue street.)
Quay trái (v): to turn left.
- Sau đó, bạn quay trái. (After that, you turn left.)
Synonyms
- Turn right: to change direction to the right.
- Dextrorotatory: (scientific) causing rotation to the right.
Antonyms
- Quay trái / Rẽ trái: to turn left.
- Levorotatory: (scientific) causing rotation to the left.