Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Having little work to do; not busy; having free time: Describes a state where one has few tasks or obligations, or is not occupied with work.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Cuối tuần này tôi rỗi việc, chúng ta có thể đi cà phê. (This weekend I am not busy, we can go for coffee.)
  • Anh ấy thường rỗi việc vào buổi chiều. (He usually has little to do in the afternoon.)
  • Hãy hỏi cô ấy xem, lúc này cô ấy đang rỗi việc. (Ask her, she is free at the moment.)

Advanced Usage

• "Lúc rỗi việc" / "Khi rỗi việc": When one is free; during one's free time.
  • Tôi thường đọc sách lúc rỗi việc. (I usually read books when I am free.)
• "Đang rỗi việc": Currently free/not busy.
  • Bạn có đang rỗi việc không? Tôi cần nhờ một chút. (Are you free right now? I need a small favor.)

Variants and Related Words

• Rảnh rỗi (adj): Free, idle, at leisure. (This is a more common synonym, often used interchangeably with "rỗi việc" but can imply a more general state of leisure.)
  • Thời gian rảnh rỗi. (Free time / Leisure time.)
• Nhàn rỗi (adj): Idle, leisurely, unoccupied. (Similar meaning, sometimes with a nuance of having ample free time.)
• Rỗi (adj): Free, not busy. (A shortened, more colloquial form often used in the South of Vietnam. "Rảnh" is more common in the North.)
  • Anh có rỗi không? (Are you free?)

Synonyms

• Rảnh: Free, not busy.
• Nhàn: At leisure, idle.
• Không bận: Not busy.

Related Phrases / Idioms

• Rỗi việc sinh nông nổi: An idiom meaning "Idleness is the root of mischief" or "An idle mind is the devil's workshop." It suggests that having too much free time can lead to trouble or foolish actions.
  • Bố mẹ thường bảo "Rỗi việc sinh nông nổi" để khuyên con cái luôn làm việc có ích. (Parents often say "Idleness breeds mischief" to advise their children to always do useful things.)

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