Definition

1. Verb:

   • To put on (hastily or loosely): To place an item of clothing or fabric around one's shoulders, neck, or body in a quick, casual, or careless manner, often without fastening it properly.
   • To hurry; to do something hastily: To perform an action quickly and superficially, with the main goal of finishing it.
   • To catch; to get entangled in: To accidentally have a limb become caught or entangled in something while moving.

2. Adjective:

   • Nonsensical; indiscriminate; haphazard: Describing speech or action that is careless, irrational, or done without proper thought or selection.

Usage Examples

• Verb (to put on):
  • Cô ấy quàng vội chiếc áo len rồi chạy ra ngoài. (She hastily threw on a sweater and ran outside.)
  • Anh ấy quàng khăn cổ để giữ ấm. (He put on a scarf to keep warm.)
• Verb (to hurry):
  • Chúng tôi chỉ kịp ăn quàng bữa sáng. (We only had time to eat breakfast in a hurry.)
  • Cậu ấy làm quàng bài tập về nhà. (He did his homework hastily.)
• Verb (to catch):
  • Chân tôi bị quàng phải sợi dây. (My foot got caught in the rope.)
• Adjective:
  • Anh ta say rượu và nói quàng. (He was drunk and talking nonsense.)
  • Đừng có vơ quàng vơ đại như thế. (Don't grab things indiscriminately like that.)

Advanced Usage

• The verb is often used with specific nouns to form common phrases:
  • quàng tay: to put one's arm around (someone).

    • Đứa trẻ quàng tay vào cổ mẹ. (The child put its arms around its mother's neck.)
  • quàng vai: to put an arm over someone's shoulder.

    • Họ quàng vai nhau đi dọc bờ biển. (They walked along the beach with their arms over each other's shoulders.)

Variants and Related Words

• Quấn (v): To wrap (something around) tightly or neatly. Contrasts with the looser, hastier action of "quàng."
• Vội (adj/adv): Hurried, in a hurry. Often used in conjunction with "quàng" to emphasize speed.
• Quáng (adj): Dazzled, blurred (vision). This is a different word but can be confused due to similar spelling.

Synonyms

• To put on: Throw on, sling on.
• To hurry: Rush, dash, do something perfunctorily.
• Nonsensical: Reckless, thoughtless, random.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Ăn quàng nói lớn: To act presumptuously or speak out of turn; to behave as if one is more important than one is. (Literally: to eat hastily and speak loudly).
• Thấy người sang bắt quàng làm họ: To try to claim kinship with someone rich or powerful; to be a social climber. (A proverb meaning: See a wealthy person and hastily claim them as family).

verb

1. to hurry up
   • ăn quàng lên!
     Eat quickly!

verb

1. to put on; to throw on
   • quàng vội cái áo
     to throw on a coat
   • quàng khăn cổ
     to put on a scarf. to catch

adj

1. nonsensical; absund
   • say rượu nói quàng
     to be drunk and talk nonsense
2. Indiscriminate
   • vơ quàng