ra hiệu
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Definition
- Verb:
- To signal; to make a signal: "ra hiệu" means to intentionally use a gesture, sign, or action to communicate a specific message or instruction to someone else, often without speaking.
- To gesture; to give a sign: It refers to the act of making a sign, typically with a part of the body like the hand or eyes, to convey information or a command.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Anh ấy ra hiệu cho tôi dừng lại. (He signaled for me to stop.)
- Cô giáo ra hiệu im lặng cho cả lớp. (The teacher gave the signal for the whole class to be quiet.)
- Tôi sẽ ra hiệu bằng cách vẫy tay. (I will signal by waving my hand.)
Advanced Usage
- "ra hiệu bằng mắt": to signal with one's eyes; to give a meaningful look.
- Cô ấy ra hiệu bằng mắt để tôi không nói gì thêm. (She signaled with her eyes for me to say nothing more.)
- "ra hiệu bằng tay": to signal with one's hand; to gesture.
- Cảnh sát giao thông ra hiệu bằng tay để điều khiển xe cộ. (The traffic police officer signals with his hand to direct traffic.)
Variants and Related Words
- Hiệu (n): signal, sign.
- hiệu lệnh (command signal), tín hiệu (signal, e.g., traffic light).
- Làm hiệu (v): a near-synonymous phrase meaning to make a sign/signal.
- Đừng làm hiệu gì cả. (Don't make any signals.)
Synonyms
- Báo hiệu (v): to signal, to indicate (often for something about to happen).
- Ám hiệu (v): to give a covert or secret signal.
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)
- Ra dấu (v): to gesture; to make a sign (very similar in meaning and often interchangeable with "ra hiệu").
- Anh ta ra dấu cho tôi đến gần. (He gestured for me to come closer.)
Related Idioms
- "Ra hiệu bằng chân tay": to signal using limbs (emphasizing the use of body language).
- Trong môi trường ồn ào, đôi khi phải ra hiệu bằng chân tay. (In a noisy environment, sometimes you have to signal using your limbs.)
verb
- to signal; to make signal
- ra hiệu im lặngto give a signal for silence