rén

Thân thiện

Người bệnh rén bước trong hành lang bệnh viện.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To walk softly or stealthily: To move quietly by stepping on the balls of one's feet, often to avoid making noise or being noticed.
   • To act timidly or hesitantly: To proceed with excessive caution, shyness, or lack of confidence.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Cô ấy rén bước vào phòng ngủ của con. (She walked softly into her child's bedroom.)
  • Anh ấy rén không dám nói ý kiến của mình. (He acted too timidly to voice his own opinion.)

Advanced Usage

• "rén rén" (reduplicative form, intensifying meaning): To walk very softly and carefully; to act with great timidity.
  • Đứa bé rén rén bước lại gần con chó. (The child very timidly stepped closer to the dog.)

Variants and Related Words

• Rón rén (v): A common variant meaning to tiptoe or move with light, cautious steps. It is often used interchangeably with "rén."
  • Tôi rón rén đi xuống cầu thang lúc nửa đêm. (I tiptoed down the stairs at midnight.)

Synonyms

• Tiptoe: To walk quietly on the balls of the feet.
• Creep: To move slowly and carefully to avoid detection.
• Shy away: To avoid doing something due to nervousness or timidity.

Related Idioms

• Đi rén như mèo: To walk as softly as a cat (to walk very quietly).
  • Tên trộm đi rén như mèo trong bóng tối. (The thief moved as softly as a cat in the darkness.)

Học thuật

1. Walk softly; walk shily
   • Ren rén (láy, ý tăng)