rảo

Thân thiện

Người đàn ông rảo bước trên con đường làng.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To walk briskly, to stride quickly: To move on foot at a fast, steady pace, often with purpose. It implies a quicker-than-normal walking speed but is not necessarily a full run.
   • To hasten, to quicken (one's pace): To increase the speed of one's steps or movement.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Ông cụ rảo bước trong công viên mỗi sáng. (The old man walks briskly in the park every morning.)
  • Thấy trời sắp mưa, chúng tôi rảo bước về nhà. (Seeing that it was about to rain, we quickened our pace home.)
  • Anh ấy rảo cẳng đến chỗ xảy ra tai nạn. (He hastened to the scene of the accident.)

Advanced Usage

• The word "rảo" is almost always used with words specifying the means of movement, most commonly "bước" (step) or "cẳng" (legs/calf), forming set phrases.
• It can describe a purposeful, urgent, or energetic walk, often covering ground efficiently.

Variants and Related Words

• Rảo bước (verb phrase): To walk briskly, to stride.
  • Cô ấy rảo bước qua sảnh mà không nhìn ai. (She strode briskly across the lobby without looking at anyone.)
• Rảo cẳng (verb phrase): To quicken one's pace, to leg it (colloquial).
  • Nghe tiếng gọi, nó rảo cẳng chạy lại. (Hearing his name called, he quickened his pace and ran over.)

Synonyms

• Stride: To walk with long, decisive steps.
• Hasten: To be quick to do something; to hurry.
• Brisk walk: To walk at a fast, active pace.

Related Idioms

• Rảo bước thăm quan: To take a brisk tour/To walk through quickly (e.g., a museum or site).
  • Chúng tôi chỉ có một giờ để rảo bước thăm quan bảo tàng. (We only had an hour to take a brisk tour of the museum.)

Học thuật

1. Accelerate, quicken (one's pace)
   • Rảo bước
     To accelerate the pace
   • Rảo cẳng
     To quicken one's pace