rời ra
Definition
- Verb phrase:
- To come apart / to separate: Describes the action of two or more connected or attached things becoming detached from each other. It implies a state of moving from being joined to being distinct.
- To be loose / to be detached: Describes the state of something not being firmly fixed or connected, often implying it could fall off.
Usage Examples
- Verb phrase:
- Cái nắp chai đã rời ra. (The bottle cap came off.)
- Những trang sách cũ bắt đầu rời ra. (The pages of the old book are starting to come loose.)
- Sau trận động đất, nhiều viên gạch trên tường rời ra. (After the earthquake, many bricks on the wall became detached.)
Advanced Usage
- Used to describe the failure of an adhesive, joint, or connection.
- Lớp ván sàn đã rời ra khỏi dầm gỗ. (The floorboard has separated from the wooden beam.)
Variants and Related Words
Rời (adj/verb): Separate; detached; to leave.
- Những hòn đảo rời rạc. (Separate islands.)
Tách ra (verb phrase): To split off, to separate (often more active than "rời ra").
- Anh ta tách ra khỏi nhóm. (He split off from the group.)
Synonyms
- Separate: To cause to move or be apart.
- Detach: To disengage and remove something.
- Come off: To become detached (informal).
Related Idioms
- Rời rạc: Scattered, fragmented, disjointed (describes a state of being separate and unconnected).
- Thông tin về vụ việc còn rời rạc. (Information about the incident is still fragmented.)