rong chơi
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Definition
Verb: - To wander, to roam, to gad about: To move or travel around without a specific purpose or destination, often for leisure or idleness. It implies spending time aimlessly, strolling or drifting from place to place.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Cậu bé thích rong chơi trong công viên. (The boy likes to wander in the park.)
- Suốt buổi chiều, anh ấy chỉ rong chơi khắp phố. (He spent the whole afternoon just roaming the streets.)
- Đừng rong chơi nữa, hãy tập trung vào việc học. (Don't gad about anymore; focus on your studies.)
Advanced Usage
- "rong chơi đây đó": to wander here and there.
- Tuổi trẻ của ông ấy là những năm tháng rong chơi đây đó. (His youth was years of wandering here and there.)
Variants and Related Words
- Chơi rong (verb): A less common variant with the same meaning as "rong chơi".
- Nó cứ chơi rong cả ngày. (He just gads about all day.)
- Lang thang (verb): To wander, to roam. A close synonym, but can sometimes imply a slightly more melancholic or purposeless state.
- Anh ấy lang thang khắp thành phố. (He wandered all over the city.)
Synonyms
- Đi lang thang: to wander, to stroll aimlessly.
- Đi dạo: to take a walk, to stroll (often more purposeful or recreational than "rong chơi").
- Đi lêu lổng: to loaf about, to idle around (carries a stronger negative connotation of laziness).
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)
Note: As "rong chơi" is a compound verb in Vietnamese, it is typically used as a single unit. The concept of separable phrasal verbs is less common.
Related Idioms
- "Ăn không ngồi rồi rong chơi": To be idle and wander about (describes a state of having nothing to do but roam).
- Công việc chẳng có, suốt ngày ăn không ngồi rồi rong chơi. (With no job, he just idles and wanders about all day.)