Definition

1. Adverb (indicating direction and continuation):

   • Outward from a reference point (and beyond): Indicates movement or extension away from a speaker or a defined point of origin, often continuing further. It implies a direction leading out.
   • From that point onward (in time, quantity, or sequence): Used after a specified number, time, or event to mean "from that point forward," "and more," or "onward."

2. Verb phrase (less common):

   • To turn/go out: The literal combination of "trở" (to turn/return) and "ra" (to go out), meaning to turn outward or to go out again.

Usage Examples

• Adverb:
  • Từ đây trở ra biển, đường rất đẹp. (From here onward to the sea, the road is very beautiful.)
  • Cô ấy sẽ ở đây từ tháng sáu trở ra. (She will be here from June onward.)
  • Cân nặng của nó là hai mươi ký trở ra. (Its weight is twenty kilograms or more.)
• Verb phrase:
  • Anh ấy vừa mới trở ra ngoài. (He just turned/went back outside.)

Advanced Usage

• Used after demonstrative pronouns like "đây" (here) or "đó" (there) to define a starting point for a period or range.
• Often paired with "từ" (from) to form the structure "từ... trở ra" (from... onward/outward).

Variants and Related Words

• Trở vào (adverb): inward from a reference point; from that point inward (e.g., from the door inward).
• Trở lên (adverb): upward from a reference point; from that point upward (often used similarly for quantity/rank, e.g., "mười trở lên" - ten and above).
• Trở đi (adverb): onward from a point in time (e.g., from now onward).

Synonyms

• Onward: continuing forward in time or space.
• Outward: toward the outside.
• And more / and above: used after numbers.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Từ nay trở ra: From now on.
  • Từ nay trở ra, tôi sẽ cố gắng hơn. (From now on, I will try harder.)
• Từ đó trở ra: From then onward.
  • Từ đó trở ra, họ không gặp lại nhau. (From then onward, they did not meet again.)