sắp hàng

Thân thiện

Học sinh sắp hàng trước cửa lớp học.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To line up: To arrange oneself or to be arranged in a straight line, one behind another or side by side, in an orderly manner.
   • To queue (up): To form or wait in a line, typically for a purpose such as entering a place, purchasing something, or receiving service.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Các em học sinh sắp hàng ngay ngắn trong sân trường. (The students line up neatly in the schoolyard.)
  • Mọi người phải sắp hàng để mua vé. (People must queue up to buy tickets.)
  • Xe máy sắp hàng chờ đèn xanh. (Motorbikes line up waiting for the green light.)

Advanced Usage

• The phrase can describe the orderly arrangement of objects, not just people.
  • Người bán hàng sắp hàng chai nước ngay ngắn trên kệ. (The vendor lined up the water bottles neatly on the shelf.)

Variants and Related Words

• Xếp hàng (v): This is a direct synonym and is used interchangeably with "sắp hàng" in almost all contexts, meaning to line up or queue.
  • Xin vui lòng xếp hàng chờ đến lượt. (Please line up and wait for your turn.)

Synonyms

• To line up: To form a line.
• To queue (up): To wait in a line (common in British English).
• To form a line: To get into an orderly row.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Sắp hàng ngang: To line up side by side (in a horizontal line).
  • Các vận động viên sắp hàng ngang trên đường chạy. (The athletes line up side by side on the track.)
• Sắp hàng dọc: To line up one behind the other (in a vertical/column line).
  • Đội hình diễu hành sắp hàng dọc. (The parade formation lines up in a column.)

Học thuật

verb

1. to line up, to stand in lines