xoay
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Definition
- Verb:
- To turn, to revolve, to rotate: To move or cause to move in a circular path around a central point or axis.
- To change direction or orientation: To shift the position or facing of something.
- To change or switch (profession, method): To alter one's course of action or occupation.
- (Colloquial) To manage to obtain, to procure (often with effort or ingenuity): To find a way to get something, especially money or a scarce item.
Usage Examples
- To turn/revolve:
- Trái Đất xoay quanh Mặt Trời. (The Earth revolves around the Sun.)
- Cái ghế này có thể xoay. (This chair can swivel.)
- To change direction/orientation:
- Anh ấy xoay người lại nhìn tôi. (He turned around to look at me.)
- Chúng tôi phải xoay chiếc bàn cho vừa cửa. (We had to turn the table to fit it through the door.)
- To change/switch:
- Sau nhiều lần thất bại, hắn ta xoay sang chiến thuật khác. (After many failures, he switched to a different tactic.)
- To manage to obtain:
- Tôi đang cố xoay đủ tiền để trả học phí. (I'm trying to scrape together enough money to pay the tuition.)
- Cậu có xoay được vé xem concert không? (Did you manage to get tickets for the concert?)
Advanced Usage
- "xoay xở": To manage, to cope, to find a way (often in a difficult situation).
- Dù khó khăn, anh ấy vẫn xoay xở để lo cho gia đình. (Despite the hardship, he still manages to provide for his family.)
- "xoay chuyển": To turn around, to reverse (a situation).
- Chúng ta cần một giải pháp để xoay chuyển tình thế. (We need a solution to turn the situation around.)
- "xoay như chong chóng": To be very busy, to run around hectically (idiomatic).
- Sáng nay tôi xoay như chong chóng để chuẩn bị cho buổi họp. (I was running around like a top this morning preparing for the meeting.)
Variants and Related Words
- Xoay vần (verb phrase): To revolve, to alternate cyclically (often used for seasons, fate).
- Bốn mùa xoay vần. (The four seasons follow their cycle.)
- Xoay tròn (verb phrase): To spin, to rotate fully.
- Đứa trẻ thích xoay tròn cho đến khi chóng mặt. (The child likes to spin until dizzy.)
- Sự xoay chuyển (noun): A turnaround, a reversal (of a situation).
- Có thể xoay (adjective phrase): Rotatable, swiveling (e.g., a ghế xoay - swivel chair).
Synonyms
- Quay: To turn, to spin (often interchangeable with xoay for physical rotation).
- Xoay trở: To maneuver, to manage (similar to xoay xở).
- Chuyển hướng: To change direction.
- Vần: To revolve (archaic/poetic, as in xoay vần).
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)
- Xoay ra: To result in, to turn into (often an unexpected or negative outcome).
- Cuộc cãi vã nhỏ xoay ra thành một trận ẩu đả. (The small argument turned into a fight.)
- Xoay qua xoay lại: To turn this way and that; to consider or try various options repeatedly.
- Nghĩ xoay qua xoay lại, tôi vẫn thấy phương án đó là tốt nhất. (Thinking it over and over, I still find that option to be the best.)
Related Idioms
- "Xoay sở": Synonymous with xoay xở, meaning to manage or cope.
- Một mình bà ấy xoay sở cả cửa hàng. (She manages the whole store by herself.)
- "Tiền vô như nước, tiền ra như *xoay"*: Money comes in like water but goes out as if being spun away (i.e., money is spent very quickly).
- Công ty mới thành lập, tiền vô như nước, tiền ra như xoay. (The newly established company sees money come in easily but get spent just as fast.)