quét tước
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Definition
- Verb:
- To sweep up, to tidy up: "quét tước" means to clean an area by sweeping away dust, dirt, or debris, often using a broom. It implies a general cleaning or tidying action.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Mỗi sáng, bà tôi đều quét tước sân nhà. (Every morning, my grandmother sweeps up the house's courtyard.)
- Chúng ta cần quét tước lớp học trước khi tan học. (We need to tidy up the classroom before school ends.)
Advanced Usage
- "quét tước dọn dẹp": to clean and tidy up thoroughly.
- Cuối tuần là lúc để quét tước dọn dẹp nhà cửa. (The weekend is the time to thoroughly clean and tidy up the house.)
Variants and Related Words
- Quét (verb): to sweep. This is the core component of "quét tước."
- Quét nhà là công việc hàng ngày. (Sweeping the house is a daily chore.)
- Tước (verb, archaic/literary): to strip, to peel. In the compound "quét tước," it reinforces the cleaning action, but it is rarely used independently in modern Vietnamese with this meaning.
Synonyms
- Dọn dẹp: to clean up, to tidy up.
- Quét dọn: to sweep and clean.
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)
- Quét tước sạch sẽ: to sweep up cleanly, to tidy up thoroughly.
- Căn phòng đã được quét tước sạch sẽ. (The room has been swept up cleanly.)
Related Idioms
- Đầu voi đuôi chuột (lit: head of an elephant, tail of a mouse): This idiom describes something that starts grandly but ends poorly. It is conceptually related to the idea of incomplete or superficial cleaning, unlike the thorough action implied by "quét tước."
- Kế hoạch của họ thật là đầu voi đuôi chuột, hứa hẹn nhiều nhưng chẳng quét tước được gì. (Their plan is truly a case of grand beginnings and poor endings, promising a lot but not tidying up anything.)