vồi vội
Definition
- Adjective:
- Hasty, hurried, rushed: Describes an action performed with excessive speed and a lack of care, often due to a lack of time or impatience. It implies a state of being flustered or in a scramble.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Anh ấy ăn sáng một cách vồi vội. (He ate breakfast in a hurried manner.)
- Đừng làm vồi vội, hãy bình tĩnh và cẩn thận. (Don't work in a rush; be calm and careful.)
- Cô ấy trả lời vồi vội rồi chạy đi. (She answered hastily and then ran off.)
Advanced Usage
- The word is a reduplication of "vội" (hurried). The reduplication "vồi vội" intensifies the meaning, emphasizing a more chaotic, flustered, or careless kind of hurry compared to "vội" alone.
Variants and Related Words
Vội (adj): hurried, in a hurry. The root word.
- Tôi phải đi vội. (I have to go in a hurry.)
Vội vàng (adj): hurried, hasty. A more common synonym for "vồi vội."
- Anh ấy rời đi một cách vội vàng. (He left in a hurry.)
Synonyms
- Hasty: Done with excessive speed or urgency.
- Hurried: Done or acting in a rush.
- Rushed: Done quickly and without proper attention.
Related Idioms
- Làm ăn vồi vội: To work in a slapdash or rushed manner.
- Làm ăn vồi vội thì dễ hỏng việc. (Working in a rushed manner easily leads to mistakes.)