rao

Thân thiện

Người bán hàng rao to để chào mời khách qua đường.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To cry out; to call out loudly: To announce something publicly by shouting, typically in a street or market setting to attract attention.
   • To advertise; to announce: To make something known publicly, often through repeated verbal announcements or published notices.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Người bán hàng rao giá trên phố. (The street vendor cried out the prices on the street.)
  • Họ rao tin tức trên loa phát thanh. (They announced the news over the loudspeaker.)
  • Cô ấy rao bán chiếc xe cũ trên báo. (She advertised her old car for sale in the newspaper.)

Advanced Usage

• "rao giảng": to preach or to proclaim (often used for moral or religious teachings).

  • Ông ấy rao giảng về lòng nhân ái. (He preaches about compassion.)

• "rao vặt": refers to classified ads or small advertisements.

  • Tôi tìm việc làm trong mục rao vặt. (I look for jobs in the classified ads section.)

Variants and Related Words

• Rao hàng (v): to hawk goods; to call out to sell merchandise.

  • Tiếng rao hàng của các gánh hàng rong rất đặc trưng. (The hawking cries of street vendors are very distinctive.)

• Lời rao (n): a cry; a public announcement; the shouted message itself.

  • Lời rao của người bán báo vang khắp góc phố. (The newspaper seller's cry echoed throughout the street corner.)

Synonyms

• Shout: to call out loudly.
• Proclaim: to announce officially or publicly.
• Advertise: to call public attention to, especially to promote selling.

Related Idioms

• Rao mồm: to talk boastfully or to spread news/talk unnecessarily.

  • Đừng có rao mồm chuyện đó khắp nơi. (Don't go boasting/talking about that everywhere.)

• Rao truyền: to spread (news, a story) far and wide.

  • Tin đồn được rao truyền rất nhanh. (The rumor was spread very quickly.)

Học thuật

verb

1. to cry; to announce
   • lời rao
     announcement