xếp dọn
Definition
- Verb:
- To tidy up / to put in order: The primary meaning of "xếp dọn" is to arrange items neatly and clean a space, making it organized and free of clutter.
- To pack up: "xếp dọn" can also mean to gather and organize one's belongings, often in preparation for moving or leaving a place.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Chúng tôi cần xếp dọn nhà cửa trước Tết. (We need to tidy up the house before Tet.)
- Cô ấy đang xếp dọn đồ đạc để chuyển nhà. (She is packing up her belongings to move house.)
- Hãy xếp dọn bàn học cho gọn gàng. (Please tidy up the study desk to make it neat.)
Advanced Usage
- "xếp dọn nhà cửa": to clean and organize the entire house.
- Cuối tuần này, cả gia đình sẽ cùng nhau xếp dọn nhà cửa. (This weekend, the whole family will clean and organize the house together.)
Variants and Related Words
Dọn dẹp (v): to clean up, to tidy up. This is a very close synonym, often used interchangeably with "xếp dọn".
- Mẹ tôi dọn dẹp nhà bếp mỗi ngày. (My mother cleans the kitchen every day.)
Sắp xếp (v): to arrange, to organize. This focuses more on the ordering aspect rather than the cleaning component.
- Bạn nên sắp xếp sách vở theo thứ tự. (You should arrange the books in order.)
Synonyms
- Tidy up: to make a place neat by putting things in their proper place.
- Clean up: to make a place clean and orderly.
- Pack up: to put things into containers or bags in preparation for transport or storage.
Related Idioms
- Xếp dọn gọn ghẽ: to tidy up neatly and thoroughly.
- Căn phòng đã được xếp dọn gọn ghẽ. (The room has been tidied up neatly and thoroughly.)