Definition

Verb: - To quicken one's pace; to walk faster, often with effort or determination. It implies making a conscious effort to increase walking speed, typically to catch up with someone or something ahead, or to reach a destination more quickly.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Anh ấy rấn bước để kịp giờ họp. (He quickened his pace to make it to the meeting on time.)
  • Thấy xe buýt sắp chạy, cô ấy vội rấn bước. (Seeing the bus about to leave, she hurriedly quickened her pace.)
  • Đội trưởng ra hiệu, cả đội đồng loạt rấn bước. (The team captain signaled, and the whole team simultaneously quickened their pace.)

Advanced Usage

• "rấn bước lên": To press forward; to stride ahead with increased effort. This phrase emphasizes not just speed but also determination and forward momentum.
  • Dù mệt, các vận động viên vẫn rấn bước lên phía trước. (Although tired, the athletes still pressed forward.)
• Used in literary or formal contexts to describe determined or urgent movement.
  • Trong đêm tối, họ rấn bước về phía ánh đèn. (In the dark night, they quickened their steps toward the light.)

Variants and Related Words

• Dấn bước (verb): To step forward; to advance. This is a closely related synonym and the base form referenced for "rấn bước". It can imply stepping into something new or challenging.
  • Cô ấy dấn bước vào con đường nghệ thuật. (She stepped onto the path of art.)
• Bước nhanh (verb phrase): To walk fast. A more common, neutral phrase for increasing walking speed.
• Gấp bước (verb): To hasten one's steps. A synonym with a similar meaning of hurrying.

Synonyms

• Đi nhanh lên: To go/walk faster.
• Tăng tốc độ đi bộ: To increase walking speed.
• Vội bước: To step hastily.

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

Note: As a single verb, "rấn bước" itself is not typically broken into phrasal verb components in Vietnamese. The related phrases are fixed expressions. - Rảo bước: To stride; to walk with long, quick steps. This implies a swift and purposeful gait. - Ông ấy rảo bước qua sân. (He strode across the yard.)

Related Idioms

• Chân cứng đá mềm: (Lit: Hard feet, soft rock). An idiom denoting resilience and the ability to overcome hardships on a journey, which can be associated with the determined spirit of "rấn bước".
  • Với tinh thần "chân cứng đá mềm", đoàn leo núi tiếp tục rấn bước. (With a resilient spirit, the climbing team continued to press on.)

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