Definition

1. Verb phrase:
   • To abandon one's studies midway (to seek employment): The primary meaning refers to the act of discontinuing or giving up one's formal education or academic path before completion, typically in order to enter the workforce or search for a job. It implies a deviation from the expected or planned educational trajectory.

Usage Examples

• Verb phrase:
  • Nhiều sinh viên đã phải rẽ ngang vì hoàn cảnh gia đình khó khăn. (Many students had to abandon their studies midway due to difficult family circumstances.)
  • Anh ấy quyết định rẽ ngang để đi làm và phụ giúp bố mẹ. (He decided to quit studying to get a job and help his parents.)
  • Rẽ ngang không phải lúc nào cũng là lựa chọn sai lầm. (Dropping out of school to work is not always the wrong choice.)

Advanced Usage

• The phrase often carries a connotation of an unplanned or forced change in life direction due to practical pressures (like financial need) rather than a voluntary choice. It is frequently used in discussions about education, youth employment, and socio-economic challenges.

Variants and Related Words

• Bỏ học giữa chừng: To drop out of school midway. This is a more general synonym.
• Nghỉ học: To stop studying/To take a break from school. This can be temporary or permanent.
• Thôi học: To quit studying. A formal term for withdrawing from an educational institution.

Synonyms

• Drop out (of school): To leave a school or university before your studies are finished.
• Quit one's studies: To stop pursuing an academic course.

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

• Rẽ sang hướng khác: To turn/take a different direction (in life/career). This is a more general metaphorical phrase.
  • Sau khi rẽ ngang, anh ấy rẽ sang hướng khác và trở thành một thợ sửa xe lành nghề. (After quitting his studies, he took a different direction and became a skilled mechanic.)

Related Idioms

• Dở dang việc học: To leave one's studies unfinished/incomplete. This idiom emphasizes the incompleteness of the educational endeavor.
  • Việc rẽ ngang khiến cho ước mơ đại học của cô ấy trở nên dở dang. (Dropping out made her university dream remain unfulfilled.)

1. Give up one's study (in search of a job)