quay
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Definition
Verb:
- To turn; to revolve; to rotate: To move or cause to move around a central axis or point in a continuous, often circular motion.
- To turn; to swivel; to change direction: To move or cause to move to face a different direction.
- To switch to; to move on to: To change or transition to a different activity, task, or subject.
- To circulate; to rotate (capital, assets): To use money or resources in a cycle, moving from one investment or use to another.
- To roast (meat): To cook meat, typically a whole bird or large piece, by rotating it evenly over or in a heat source until browned and cooked through.
- To film; to shoot (a movie): (Short for 'quay phim') To record moving pictures with a camera.
- (Colloquial) To grill; to quiz rigorously: To question someone intensely and in detail, often in an exam or test setting.
Noun:
- A top (toy): A child's toy, often made of wood, that spins on its point when launched.
Usage Examples
Verb:
- Bánh xe quay. (The wheel turns.)
- Cô ấy quay mặt nhìn tôi. (She turned her face to look at me.)
- Anh ấy quay sang làm nghề kinh doanh. (He switched to working in business.)
- Công ty cần quay vòng vốn nhanh. (The company needs to rotate its capital quickly.)
- Mẹ tôi quay một con gà cho bữa tối. (My mother roasted a chicken for dinner.)
- Đạo diễn đang quay một bộ phim mới. (The director is filming a new movie.)
- Giáo viên đó nổi tiếng hay quay học sinh. (That teacher is famous for grilling students.)
Noun: Đứa trẻ chơi đánh quay. (The child is playing with a top.)
Advanced Usage
"quay đầu": to turn one's head; to turn around (often implying a change of direction or opinion).
- Anh ta quay đầu nhìn lại. (He turned his head to look back.)
"quay vòng quay vòng": to go around in circles; to be stuck in a repetitive cycle (often used figuratively).
- Cuộc thảo luận cứ quay vòng quay vòng mà không đi đến kết luận. (The discussion just goes around in circles without reaching a conclusion.)
"quay như chong chóng": to spin like a top; to be very busy or to turn around rapidly.
- Cô ấy bận quay như chong chóng cả ngày. (She's busy spinning like a top all day.)
Variants and Related Words
- Quay phim (verb phrase): To film; to shoot a movie. This is the full form of meaning 6 (to film).
- Quay quắt (adjective): Describing something twisted, contorted, or writhing (e.g., in pain).
- Xoay (verb): A close synonym meaning to turn, rotate, or revolve. Often used interchangeably with 'quay' in many contexts (e.g., xoay người - turn around).
- Quay cuồng (verb): To whirl; to spin violently; to be in a state of turmoil or chaos.
Synonyms
- Xoay: to turn, to rotate.
- Xoay chuyển: to turn around, to change (a situation).
- Luân chuyển: to circulate, to rotate (especially for personnel, duties).
- Nướng: to roast, to bake (but 'nướng' usually doesn't imply the rotating motion of 'quay').
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)
- Quay lại: to return; to come/go back; to turn back.
- Chúng tôi quyết định quay lại khách sạn. (We decided to go back to the hotel.)
- Quay sang: to turn to (a person or a new activity).
- Cô ấy quay sang nói chuyện với tôi. (She turned to talk to me.)
- Quay về: to return (to a place of origin or starting point).
- Anh ấy quay về quê hương. (He returned to his homeland.)
- Quay đi: to turn away.
- Cậu bé xấu hổ quay đi. (The embarrassed boy turned away.)
Related Idioms
- "Quay lưng": to turn one's back (on someone/something); to abandon or reject.
- Anh ta đã quay lưng với gia đình. (He turned his back on his family.)
- "Quay như dế": (to spin like a cricket) - an idiom similar to "quay như chong chóng," meaning to be extremely busy.
- "Chết đứng, chết quay": (to die standing, to die spinning) - an idiom describing a state of shock or being dumbfounded.
verb
- to turn; to revolve; to swivel
- bánh xe quaya wheel turns round
- To whirl; to reverse; to turn back
- quay gótto turn on one's heels. to roast
- quay gàto roast a chicken