Definition

1. Noun:
   • Trend, Current: A prevailing tendency, direction, or style of thinking, behaving, or creating that becomes popular among a large group of people during a specific period. It often refers to social, cultural, or intellectual movements.
   • Movement, Wave: A broader, more significant flow of ideas, sentiments, or activities that shapes a particular domain, such as art, politics, or philosophy.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Trào lưu thời trang này rất phổ biến trong giới trẻ. (This fashion trend is very popular among young people.)
  • Ông ấy nghiên cứu về trào lưu văn học hiện đại. (He researches the modern literary movement.)
  • Mạng xã hội tạo ra nhiều trào lưu mới mỗi ngày. (Social media creates many new trends every day.)

Advanced Usage

• "trào lưu tư tưởng": Ideological current, school of thought.

  • Trào lưu tư tưởng Khai sáng có ảnh hưởng sâu rộng. (The Enlightenment ideological current had a profound influence.)

• "trào lưu chính": Mainstream, dominant trend.

  • Anh ấy không thích đi theo trào lưu chính. (He does not like to follow the mainstream trend.)

Variants and Related Words

• Xu hướng (n): Tendency, inclination. Often used interchangeably with "trào lưu" but can imply a more personal or specific direction rather than a widespread social phenomenon.
  • Xu hướng tiêu dùng đang thay đổi. (Consumer tendencies are changing.)

Synonyms

• Trend: A general direction in which something is developing or changing.
• Movement: A group of people working together to advance shared ideas.
• Current: A flow or drift, especially of ideas or influences.
• Wave: A sudden widespread occurrence of a phenomenon.

Related Idioms

• Theo trào lưu: To follow the trend, to go with the flow.

  • Cô ấy mua điện thoại mới chỉ để theo trào lưu. (She bought a new phone just to follow the trend.)

• Dẫn đầu trào lưu: To lead/start a trend.

  • Công ty đó luôn dẫn đầu trào lưu công nghệ. (That company always leads the technology trend.)

noun

1. trend, line