vướng

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Chiếc áo khoác của em bé bị vướng vào cành cây.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To get caught on, to be entangled in, to be snagged on: Refers to a physical object being obstructed, held back, or impeded by something else, preventing free movement or progress.
   • To be hindered, to be burdened by, to be tied down: Refers to a non-physical situation where one is held back, preoccupied, or constrained by responsibilities, problems, or emotional attachments.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Chân tôi vướng phải sợi dây. (My foot got caught on the string.)
  • Tàu áo này dài quá, dễ vướng. (This dress's hem is too long; it easily gets snagged.)
  • Anh ấy vướng một cuộc họp quan trọng nên đến muộn. (He was tied up in an important meeting, so he arrived late.)
  • Cô ấy không muốn vướng bận chuyện tình cảm lúc này. (She doesn't want to be burdened by romantic matters right now.)

Advanced Usage

• "Vướng mắc": to encounter a snag, hitch, or obstacle (often used for problems or difficulties).

  • Dự án đang vướng mắc về vấn đề tài chính. (The project is encountering a snag regarding financial issues.)

• "Vướng víu": to be cumbersome, to be physically in the way (reduplicative form emphasizing physical obstruction).

  • Bỏ cái ba lô xuống cho đỡ vướng víu. (Put the backpack down so it's less cumbersome.)

Variants and Related Words

• Vương vướng (reduplicative verb): to be slightly entangled, to be a little hindered (attenuated meaning).

  • Cảm thấy vương vướng một chút tình cảm. (To feel a slight lingering attachment.)

• Vướng bận (verb phrase): to be preoccupied with, to be burdened by.

  • Vướng bận gia đình. (To be tied down by family.)

Synonyms

• Mắc (verb): to get caught, to be stuck.
• Cản trở (verb): to obstruct, to hinder.
• Ràng buộc (verb): to bind, to tie down.

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

• Vướng phải (verb + particle): to happen to get caught in/on; to run into (a problem).
  • Vướng phải đám đông. (To get caught in a crowd.)
  • Vướng phải khó khăn. (To run into difficulties.)

Related Idioms

• Vướng chân vướng tay: Literally "entangled feet and hands," meaning to be physically impeded or to have one's movements hindered.

  • Mang theo nhiều hành lý quá, vướng chân vướng tay. (Carrying too much luggage makes one all tangled up.)

• Vướng bận chuyện đời: To be burdened by worldly affairs.

  • Muốn sống an nhiên nhưng vẫn còn vướng bận chuyện đời. (To want to live peacefully but still be burdened by worldly affairs.)

Học thuật

verb

1. catch to be burdened