Definition

1. Verb:
   • To invite (often with a negative connotation): To ask or persuade someone to join you in doing something, typically an activity that is considered frivolous, mischievous, or morally questionable. It implies coaxing or enticing.
   • To entice / To lure: To tempt or persuade someone, especially into a bad or ill-advised action, by making it seem attractive or exciting.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Nó rủ rê tôi đi xem phim. (He invited me to go see a movie.)
  • Bọn trẻ bị rủ rê chơi game cả ngày. (The children were enticed into playing games all day.)
  • Đừng nghe lời rủ rê của người lạ. (Don't listen to the enticements of strangers.)

Advanced Usage

• The word "rủ rê" often carries a subtle or strong negative implication, suggesting the invited activity is a distraction from responsibility, is slightly forbidden, or is of dubious character. It is less formal and more loaded than the neutral word "mời" (to invite).
• It can be used in a lighter, more playful sense among friends, but the core idea of persuading someone to join in remains.

Variants and Related Words

• Rủ (v): To ask someone to go with you or join you in an activity. This is a more general and slightly less negatively connoted term than "rủ rê."
  • Nó rủ tôi đi uống cà phê. (He asked me to go for coffee.)
• Lôi kéo (v): To drag into; to recruit (often for a cause, group, or bad action). Stronger and more forceful than "rủ rê."
  • Băng nhóm đó tìm cách lôi kéo học sinh. (That gang seeks to recruit students.)

Synonyms

• To entice: To attract or tempt by offering pleasure or advantage.
• To persuade: To cause someone to do something through reasoning or argument.
• To coax: To persuade someone gently or gradually.

Related Idioms and Common Phrases

• Nghe theo lời rủ rê: To give in to persuasion; to follow someone's enticing suggestion.
  • Cậu bé nghe theo lời rủ rê và trốn học. (The boy gave in to persuasion and skipped school.)

verb

1. to invite; to entice