Definition

1. Verb:
   • To creep, to crawl: "trườn" describes the action of moving forward slowly while the body is in close contact with the ground or a surface, typically by pulling oneself along using the arms and/or legs. It implies a slow, laborious, or stealthy movement.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Em bé đang trườn trên sàn nhà. (The baby is crawling on the floor.)
  • Người lính phải trườn qua bãi mìn. (The soldier had to crawl through the minefield.)
  • Con sâu trườn trên lá cây. (The caterpillar is creeping on the leaf.)

Advanced Usage

• "trườn tới": to crawl/creep towards.
  • Con mèo trườn tới gần con mồi. (The cat crept towards its prey.)
• "trườn lên": to crawl/creep up.
  • Cây nho trườn lên bức tường. (The grapevine creeps up the wall.)
• "trườn vào": to crawl/creep into.
  • Nó lén trườn vào phòng. (He stealthily crawled into the room.)

Variants and Related Words

• Bò (verb): to crawl (often used more generally than "trườn," sometimes implying movement on all fours).
• Bò trườn (verb phrase): to crawl and creep (emphasizing slow, ground-level movement).
• Trườn bò (verb phrase): to creep and crawl (similar to "bò trườn").

Synonyms

• Bò: to crawl.
• Lết: to drag oneself along, to shuffle (implies more difficulty or impairment than "trườn").
• Rón rén: to tiptoe, to move stealthily (focuses on quietness, not necessarily body contact with the ground).

Related Idioms

• Trườn như rắn: to crawl like a snake (describes a sinuous, smooth crawling motion).
  • Tên trộm trườn như rắn qua cửa sổ. (The thief slithered like a snake through the window.)
• Trườn uốn: to slither, to move with winding motions (often used for snakes or eels).
  • Con lươn trườn uốn trong bùn. (The eel slithered in the mud.)

verb

1. to creep, to crawl