đâm

Definition

Verb:
- To stab, to thrust: To quickly push a sharp point into something, causing a puncture or injury.
- To collide, to crash into: To move directly and forcefully into something, making impact.
- To sprout, to put forth: For a plant to send out new growth, such as buds, shoots, or roots.
- To pound, to crush: To beat or crush something into smaller pieces or a paste.
- To become, to turn (into a state): To suddenly change or develop into a new, often negative, condition or mood.
- To interject, to cut in: To abruptly interrupt a conversation by speaking.

Usage Examples

To stab:
- Tên cướp đâm nạn nhân. (The robber stabbed the victim.)
To collide:
- Chiếc xe đâm vào tường. (The car crashed into the wall.)
To sprout:
- Cây đang đâm chồi mới. (The tree is putting forth new buds.)
To pound:
- Bà ấy đâm gạo để làm bánh. (She pounded rice to make cakes.)
To become:
- Nghe tin đó, anh ấy đâm buồn. (Hearing that news, he became sad.)
To interject:
- Anh ta cứ đâm vào câu chuyện của chúng tôi. (He kept cutting into our conversation.)

Advanced Usage

"đâm đầu": To plunge headlong; to dive into something recklessly.
- Nó đâm đầu vào công việc mà không có kế hoạch. (He plunged headlong into the work without a plan.)
"đâm đơn": To submit a petition or application (formally).
- Công dân đâm đơn khiếu nại. (The citizen submitted a complaint.)

Variants and Related Words

Đâm chồi (v): To bud, to sprout.
- Mùa xuân, cây cối đâm chồi nảy lộc. (In spring, trees and plants bud and flourish.)
Đâm nghi ngờ (v): To become suspicious.
- Hành động lạ của hắn khiến tôi đâm nghi ngờ. (His strange actions made me become suspicious.)

Synonyms

Related Idioms

Đâm lao thì phải theo lao: Literally "If you throw the spear, you must follow it"; meaning once you start something, you must see it through.
- Anh đã hứa, đâm lao thì phải theo lao thôi. (You promised, so you must follow through.)
Đâm bị thóc, chọc bị gạo: To stir up trouble, to cause a dispute (often between two parties).
- Đừng có đâm bị thóc, chọc bị gạo giữa hai người họ. (Don't stir up trouble between the two of them.)

verb

To stab, to thrust
- đâm cho nhát dao găm
  
  to stab (thrust) with a dagger
To put forth (buds)
- đâm mầm
  
  to put forth buds, to shoot, to sprout
To shoot, to dart
- đâm đầu xuống hồ
  
  to shoot headlong into a lake
To pound
- đâm gạo
  
  to pound rice
To turn, to become, to grow, to go
- đâm khùng
  
  to grow mad (with anger...)
- đâm liều

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