Definition

1. Verb:
   • To tie, to bind, to rope: The primary meaning of "trói" is to secure someone or something tightly with rope, cord, or similar material to restrict movement or freedom.
   • To restrain: It implies a forceful or deliberate act of immobilization, often against someone's will.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Cảnh sát trói tay tên cướp. (The police tied the robber's hands.)
  • Người ta trói bó củi lại để dễ vận chuyển. (People tied the bundle of firewood for easier transport.)
  • Hắn bị trói vào ghế. (He was bound to the chair.)

Advanced Usage

• "trói buộc": to bind, to obligate (often used figuratively for commitments, rules, or feelings).
  • Họ bị trói buộc bởi hợp đồng. (They are bound by the contract.)
  • Tình cảm gia đình trói buộc anh ấy ở lại. (Family ties bind him to stay.)

Variants and Related Words

• Trói gô (v): to tie up into a bundle; to bundle up.

  • Trói gô sách cũ lại. (Bundle up the old books.)

• Bị trói (v, passive): to be tied up, to be bound.

  • Con tin bị trói trong kho. (The hostage was tied up in the warehouse.)

Synonyms

• Bind: to tie something tightly.
• Tie up: to fasten with strings or ropes.
• Restrain: to prevent from moving or acting freely.

Related Idioms

• Trói gà không chặt: (Literally: cannot even tie a chicken securely) used to describe a very incapable or clumsy person.

  • Nó vụng về, trói gà không chặt. (He is clumsy and utterly incapable.)

• Trói voi bỏ rọ: (Literally: to try to put an elephant into a basket) to attempt the impossible.

  • Kế hoạch đó là trói voi bỏ rọ. (That plan is like trying to put an elephant in a basket—impossible.)

verb

1. to rope, to tie, to bind