Definition

1. Verb:
   • To push; to shove: To apply force to (someone or something) in order to move them away from oneself or from their current position.
   • To thrust; to propel: To cause something to move forward or onward with force.
   • To reject; to push away (figurative): To force someone or something out of a place, position, or situation.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Cô ấy đẩy cửa ra. (She pushed the door open.)
  • Đừng đẩy người khác trên cầu thang. (Don't shove others on the stairs.)
  • Họ đẩy chiếc thuyền xuống nước. (They thrust the boat into the water.)
  • Công ty đẩy anh ấy ra ngoài. (The company pushed him out.)

Advanced Usage

• "đẩy mạnh": to promote vigorously; to push forward.

  • Chính phủ đang đẩy mạnh phát triển công nghệ. (The government is vigorously promoting technological development.)

• "đẩy cao": to push up; to drive up (e.g., prices, standards).

  • Cầu tăng đẩy cao giá cả. (Increased demand drives up prices.)

Variants and Related Words

• Đẩy lui (v): to push back; to repel.

  • Quân đội đẩy lui cuộc tấn công. (The army repelled the attack.)

• Đẩy xe (v): to push a vehicle (e.g., a car, a cart).

  • Họ phải đẩy xe vì hết xăng. (They had to push the car because it ran out of gas.)

Synonyms

• Push: to exert force on something to move it.
• Shove: to push roughly or forcefully.
• Thrust: to push suddenly or violently.

Related Idioms

• Đẩy thuyền xuống nước: Literally "to push the boat into the water"; to take the decisive initial step in an endeavor.

  • Ai sẽ là người đẩy thuyền xuống nước cho dự án này? (Who will take the first decisive step for this project?)

• Đẩy vào thế khó: to push into a difficult position; to corner someone.

  • Câu hỏi đó đẩy ứng viên vào thế khó. (That question pushed the candidate into a corner.)

verb

1. to push; to shove; to thrust