xếp hàng
Definition
- Verb:
- To line up / To queue: To arrange oneself or be arranged in a line or sequence, typically while waiting for a service, entry, or to maintain order.
- To form a line: To organize people or things into a straight row or column.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Mọi người phải xếp hàng để lên xe buýt. (People must line up to board the bus.)
- Các em học sinh xếp hàng ngay ngắn trong sân trường. (The students formed neat lines in the schoolyard.)
- Chúng tôi đã xếp hàng hơn một tiếng để mua vé. (We queued for over an hour to buy tickets.)
Advanced Usage
- "xếp hàng dọc": to line up in a single-file column.
- Xin hãy xếp hàng dọc để đi vào trong. (Please line up in a single file to enter.)
- "xếp hàng ngang": to line up side-by-side in a row.
- Vận động viên xếp hàng ngang trên đường chạy. (The athletes lined up side-by-side on the track.)
Variants and Related Words
- Sắp hàng (v): A near-synonym meaning to arrange in a line. It is often used interchangeably with "xếp hàng."
- Xe máy sắp hàng đợi đèn xanh. (The motorbikes lined up waiting for the green light.)
- Hàng (n): line, queue, row. The noun from which the verb phrase is derived.
- Hàng người dài trước cửa hàng. (A long line of people in front of the store.)
Synonyms
- Queue: to wait in a line of people.
- Line up: to form or stand in a line.
- Form a line: to move into an ordered row.
Related Idioms and Phrases
- Xếp hàng chờ đến lượt: To queue and wait for one's turn. This emphasizes the aspect of waiting in sequence.
- Trong cuộc sống, nhiều khi bạn phải biết cách xếp hàng chờ đến lượt. (In life, sometimes you must know how to queue and wait your turn.)
verb
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to line
