Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Aligned / In a straight line: Describes multiple points, objects, or people positioned so that they form a straight line.
   • In a row / In a column: Often used to describe objects or people arranged sequentially in a straight line, such as in a queue or a military formation.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Các học sinh đứng thẳng hàng. (The students are standing in a straight line.)
  • Hãy xếp ghế cho thẳng hàng. (Please arrange the chairs in a straight line.)
  • Ba ngôi làng nằm thẳng hàng với nhau. (The three villages are aligned with each other.)

Advanced Usage

• Military/Formal Context: Used to describe precise, orderly alignment.

  • Các chiến sĩ duyệt binh phải giữ cho thẳng hàng. (Soldiers in a parade must stay in perfect alignment.)

• Geometric/Technical Context: Refers to points lying on a single straight line (collinear).

  • Ba điểm A, B, C thẳng hàng. (Points A, B, and C are collinear.)

Variants and Related Words

• Hàng thẳng (n): A straight line or row.

  • Tạo thành một hàng thẳng. (Form a straight row.)

• Thẳng (adj): Straight.

  • Một đường thẳng. (A straight line.)

Synonyms

• Aligned: Arranged in a line.
• In a row: Positioned one after another in a line.
• Collinear (technical): Lying on the same straight line.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Ngay ngắn thẳng hàng: Neat, orderly, and perfectly aligned. Implies tidiness and discipline.
  • Căn phòng được sắp xếp ngay ngắn thẳng hàng. (The room is arranged neatly and in perfect order.)