trôi
Definition
- Verb:
- To drift; to float along: To move smoothly and continuously on the surface of water or through the air, carried by a current or with little active control.
- To pass; to elapse: Used for time, meaning to go by or move onward, often perceived as happening smoothly and continuously.
- To go smoothly; to proceed without hindrance: For events, tasks, or processes, meaning to advance or be carried out easily and successfully.
Usage Examples
- Verb (to drift):
- Chiếc thuyền trôi trên mặt hồ. (The boat drifts on the lake surface.)
- Những đám mây trôi chậm rãi. (The clouds drift slowly.)
- Verb (time passing):
- Thời gian trôi qua thật nhanh. (Time passes so quickly.)
- Verb (to go smoothly):
- Công việc hôm nay trôi chảy. (The work today went smoothly.)
Advanced Usage
- "trôi nổi": To drift; to float. Often used figuratively to describe an unstable, aimless life or existence.
- Anh ấy sống một cuộc đời trôi nổi. (He lives a drifting/unsettled life.)
- "trôi đi": To drift away; to pass away. Emphasizes the movement or passage away from a point.
- Cơ hội đã trôi đi. (The opportunity has passed.)
Variants and Related Words
- Trôi chảy (adj/adv): Fluent; smoothly.
- Bài thuyết trình của cô ấy rất trôi chảy. (Her presentation was very fluent.)
- Bị cuốn trôi (v): To be swept away (by water).
- Cây cầu bị cuốn trôi trong trận lũ. (The bridge was swept away in the flood.)
Synonyms
- Drift / Float: To be carried along by a current.
- Pass / Elapse: For time, to go by.
- Proceed / Go well: For an event, to advance without problems.
Related Idioms
- Trôi sông lạc chợ: Literally "to drift down the river, get lost in the market." Describes a state of being lost, wandering, or having an uncertain, rootless fate.
- Sau chiến tranh, nhiều đứa trẻ sống cảnh trôi sông lạc chợ. (After the war, many children lived a lost, wandering existence.)
- Nuốt không trôi: Literally "cannot swallow it down." Means to be unable to accept or tolerate something (often an injustice or unfair situation).
- Lý do anh ta đưa ra tôi nuốt không trôi. (I can't swallow the reason he gave.)
verb
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to drift, to float along to pass, to elapse
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