rải rác
Definition
- Adjective:
- Scattered, Sparse, Sporadic: Describes things or people that are spread out over a wide area, not gathered together in one place, or occurring at irregular intervals. It indicates a state of being dispersed, with relatively large distances between individual elements.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Những ngôi nhà nằm rải rác trên sườn đồi. (The houses are scattered on the hillside.)
- Tin đồn xuất hiện rải rác trên mạng xã hội. (Rumors appear sporadically on social media.)
- Cư dân sống rải rác trong khu vực rừng núi. (The inhabitants live sparsely in the mountainous area.)
Advanced Usage
- Used to describe the distribution of objects, people, events, or instances over space or time.
- Các sự kiện phản đối diễn ra rải rác trong suốt tháng. (Protest events occurred sporadically throughout the month.)
Variants and Related Words
- Rải (v): to spread, to scatter (e.g., spreading fertilizer, scattering seeds). This is the root verb from which "rải rác" is derived.
- Người nông dân rải hạt giống trên cánh đồng. (The farmer scatters seeds on the field.)
Synonyms
- Scattered: Distributed loosely and unevenly.
- Sporadic: Occurring at irregular intervals; not continuous or steady.
- Sparse: Thinly dispersed or scattered; not dense.
- Dispersed: Distributed or spread over a wide area.
Related Idioms and Phrases
- Rải rác khắp nơi: Scattered everywhere; found in many different places.
- Có hoa dại mọc rải rác khắp nơi trong công viên. (There are wildflowers growing scattered everywhere in the park.)
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scattered
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rải rác khắp nơiscattered every where
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