vội vàng
Definition
Adjective:
- Hurried / Hasty: Describes an action performed with excessive speed or urgency, often implying a lack of care or thoughtfulness due to time pressure.
- Rushed: Characterized by a need for quick action, often leading to abruptness.
Adverb:
- In a hurry / Hastily: Modifies a verb to indicate that the action is done with speed and urgency.
Usage Examples
Adjective:
- Anh ấy có một quyết định vội vàng. (He made a hurried decision.)
- Đừng có những kết luận vội vàng. (Don't draw hasty conclusions.)
Adverb:
- Cô ấy ăn sáng vội vàng rồi đi làm. (She ate breakfast in a hurry and went to work.)
- Họ rời khỏi nhà một cách vội vàng. (They left the house hastily.)
Advanced Usage
- The term often carries a slightly negative connotation, suggesting that the speed compromises quality, thoroughness, or calmness.
- It can be used in a reduplicated form for emphasis: "vội vội vàng vàng", meaning in an extremely rushed and flustered manner.
- Cậu ấy bước vào phòng thi vội vội vàng vàng. (He entered the exam room in a great rush.)
Variants and Related Words
Vội (adj/adv): A shorter, more common form meaning "hurried" or "quickly." It is often interchangeable with "vội vàng" but can sound slightly less intense.
- Tôi phải đi vội. (I have to go quickly.)
Vội vã (adj/adv): A close synonym, also meaning hurried or in a rush. The nuance is very similar to "vội vàng."
Synonyms
- Hasty: Done with excessive speed or urgency.
- Hurried: Carried out quickly due to lack of time.
- Rushed: Done with great speed, often under pressure.
- Precipitate: Done with sudden or rash haste.
Antonyms
- Chậm rãi: Slowly, leisurely.
- Từ tốn: Unhurried, calm, deliberate.
- Thong thả: At ease, without rush.
Related Idioms and Phrases
Ăn vội: To eat quickly, to grab a quick bite.
- Chúng tôi chỉ ăn vội bánh mì cho bữa trưa. (We just grabbed a quick sandwich for lunch.)
Làm vội: To do something hastily.
- Công việc làm vội thường dễ sai sót. (Work done in haste often has errors.)
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