Definition

1. Intransitive Verb:

   • To go out, to exit: To move from inside a place to outside. This is the most common and literal meaning.
   • To be discharged, to come out: Used for substances exiting the body, often in medical or biological contexts.

2. Transitive Verb (less common):

   • To take/bring something out: To move an object from inside to outside. Often used with an object, e.g., "đi ra cái ghế" (to take the chair out).

Usage Examples

• Intransitive Verb:

  • Anh ấy vừa đi ra ngoài. (He just went out.)
  • Nước đi ra từ vòi. (Water comes out from the tap.)
  • Bệnh nhân đi ra máu. (The patient is discharging blood.)

• Transitive Verb:

  • Hãy đi ra những chiếc lá khô trong túi. (Please take out the dry leaves from the bag.)

Advanced Usage

• "đi ra đi vào": To go in and out frequently; to be busy coming and going.

  • Có nhiều người lạ đi ra đi vào tòa nhà này. (Many strangers are going in and out of this building.)

• "đi ra từ...": To emerge from, to originate from (often figurative).

  • Ý tưởng này đi ra từ một cuộc thảo luận. (This idea emerged from a discussion.)

Variants and Related Words

• Ra (preposition/particle): Out. The core meaning of exiting. "Đi ra" combines "đi" (to go) with "ra" (out).
• Đi (verb): To go. The base verb indicating movement.
• Bước ra (verb): To step out. Emphasizes the action of stepping.
• Chạy ra (verb): To run out. Emphasizes rapid movement.
• Thải ra (verb): To excrete, to discharge. More formal/biological term for bodily functions.

Synonyms

• Rời khỏi: To leave (a place).
• Thoát ra: To escape from, to get out.
• Xuất hiện: To appear (often from a hidden place).

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

• Đi ra ngoài: To go outside. Specifies the destination is the outdoors.

  • Trời mưa nên tôi không muốn đi ra ngoài. (It's raining so I don't want to go outside.)

• Đi ra khỏi: To go out of (a specific place). Emphasizes exiting a defined area.

  • Cô ấy đi ra khỏi phòng một cách im lặng. (She went out of the room quietly.)

Related Idioms

• Đi ra đầu ra đũa: (Literally: to go out the head of the chopsticks). To have a clear, proper, and successful outcome or solution.
  • Công việc phải được lên kế hoạch cho đi ra đầu ra đũa. (The work must be planned to have a proper and successful outcome.)

1. Go out of one's house
2. Discharge (from one's bowels)
   • Đi ra máu To discharge blood (from one's bowels)