troi

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To tie, to bind, to fasten: The primary meaning of "trói" is to secure something or someone by using rope, string, or similar material to restrict movement.
   • To restrain, to confine: It can also mean to restrict freedom or action in a more figurative sense.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Cảnh sát phải trói tay tên tội phạm. (The police had to tie the criminal's hands.)
  • Họ trói hàng hóa lên xe tải. (They fastened the goods onto the truck.)
  • Những quy tắc này trói buộc sự sáng tạo của anh ấy. (These rules restrain his creativity.)

Advanced Usage

• "trói gô": to tie up tightly, often used to describe binding someone's hands and feet.

  • Bọn bắt cóc trói gô nạn nhân. (The kidnappers tied the victim up tightly.)

• "trói buộc": to bind, to obligate (often used in legal, moral, or emotional contexts).

  • Hợp đồng trói buộc hai bên. (The contract binds both parties.)

Variants and Related Words

• Trói lại (v): to tie up again, to re-fasten.
  • Chiếc thuyền bị sóng đánh tuột, họ phải trói lại. (The boat came loose from the waves, they had to tie it up again.)

Synonyms

• Bind: to tie something tightly.
• Tie: to fasten with a cord or string.
• Restrain: to prevent from moving or acting freely.

Related Idioms

• Trói chân trói tay: to tie someone's hands and feet; to completely restrict someone's ability to act.

  • Luật lệ mới trói chân trói tay các doanh nghiệp. (The new regulations tie the hands of businesses.)

• Trói gà không chặt: (literally: to tie a chicken loosely) to do something carelessly or ineffectively.

  • Công việc anh làm như trói gà không chặt. (The work he did was very sloppy.)