ráo riết

Definition

Adjective:
- Keen; intense; vigorous: Describes an action or activity carried out with great urgency, intensity, and determination, often under pressure or with a tight deadline.
- Strict; severe; hard: Describes a person's character, attitude, or a method that is unyielding, rigorous, or harsh.

Usage Examples

Adjective (Keen/Intense):
- Công ty đang ráo riết chuẩn bị cho đợt ra mắt sản phẩm mới. (The company is making hectic preparations for the new product launch.)
- Cuộc đua vào chung kết diễn ra ráo riết. (The race to the finals is happening keenly.)
Adjective (Strict/Severe):
- Ông ấy có tính nết ráo riết, khó gần. (He has a strict character and is hard to approach.)
- Cuộc đấu tranh chống tham nhũng phải được tiến hành một cách ráo riết. (The fight against corruption must be carried out in a severe manner.)

Advanced Usage

The word often implies a sense of feverish, unrelenting activity or an uncompromising stance. It is commonly used in formal or journalistic contexts to describe preparations, competition, struggle, or scrutiny.

Variants and Related Words

Ráo: (adverb) Can mean "dry" or, in some contexts, "completely." While "ráo riết" is a fixed compound, the root "ráo" contributes a sense of thoroughness or completeness to the intensity.
Khẩn trương: (adjective) urgent, pressing. A close synonym for the "intense activity" sense, but less severe in tone than "ráo riết."

Synonyms

Related Idioms and Phrases

Chuẩn bị ráo riết: to prepare hectically/vigorously.
- Đội bóng chuẩn bị ráo riết cho trận chung kết. (The team is preparing vigorously for the final match.)
Đấu tranh ráo riết: to struggle/wage a fierce struggle.
- Hai bên đang đấu tranh ráo riết để giành quyền kiểm soát. (The two sides are waging a fierce struggle to gain control.)

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