quây tụ
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Definition
- Intransitive Verb:
- To gather closely around someone or something, often forming a circle or cluster. It implies a spontaneous or informal coming together of people in one place, usually for a specific purpose or around a point of interest.
- To rally around, to assemble around. It conveys a sense of unity, support, or collective focus on a central person, object, or idea.
Usage Examples
- Intransitive Verb:
- Mọi người quây tụ quanh màn hình để xem kết quả. (Everyone clustered around the screen to watch the results.)
- Gia đình quây tụ bên mâm cơm ngày Tết. (The family gathered around the Tet holiday meal.)
- Đám đông quây tụ lại để nghe nhạc đường phố. (The crowd rallied round to listen to the street music.)
Advanced Usage
- "quây tụ quanh": This is the most common construction, meaning "to gather/cluster/rally around" someone or something. The preposition "quanh" (around) is almost always used with "quây tụ".
- Các fan hâm mộ quây tụ quanh thần tượng của họ. (The fans rallied around their idol.)
Variants and Related Words
- Quây quần (Intransitive Verb): To gather together, to congregate. This is a very close synonym, often used interchangeably with "quây tụ," but it can sometimes imply a cozier, more familial or intimate gathering.
- Cả nhà quây quần bên bếp lửa. (The whole family gathered around the fireplace.)
- Tụ tập (Intransitive Verb): To assemble, to congregate. This is a more general term for gathering and does not necessarily imply forming a circle or rallying around a central point.
- Họ tụ tập ở quán cà phê mỗi sáng. (They assemble at the coffee shop every morning.)
Synonyms
- Tụ họp: To meet up, to convene.
- Vây quanh: To surround, to encircle.
- Tập trung: To concentrate, to gather (can refer to people or things, often with a more formal or purposeful connotation).
Related Phrases
- Quây tụ đông đảo: To gather in large numbers.
- Người dân quây tụ đông đảo ở quảng trường. (People gathered in large numbers in the square.)
- Cluster round, rally round