Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Rising up unexpectedly; staging a surprise uprising: Describes an action, event, or movement that begins suddenly and without warning, often in a forceful or rebellious manner.
   • Spasmodic; occurring in sudden, isolated bursts: Describes something that happens in irregular, unpredictable, and intense episodes.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Cuộc nổi dậy đột khởi đã làm chính quyền bất ngờ. (The sudden uprising surprised the authorities.)
  • Cơn đau của anh ấy mang tính đột khởi. (His pain is spasmodic in nature.)

Advanced Usage

• Used primarily in formal or literary contexts to describe political, military, or social upheavals, as well as medical or technical phenomena characterized by suddenness.

Variants and Related Words

• Nổi dậy (v): to revolt, to rise up.

  • Nhân dân nổi dậy chống lại ách đô hộ. (The people rose up against the domination.)

• Bộc phát (v/adj): to erupt, to break out suddenly; spontaneous.

  • Chiến tranh bộc phát từ một sự kiện nhỏ. (The war erupted from a minor event.)

Synonyms

• Sudden: happening quickly and unexpectedly.
• Spasmodic: occurring or done in brief, irregular bursts.
• Unforeseen: not anticipated or predicted.

Related Idioms

• Nổi lên như cồn: to spring up suddenly (like a sand dune).
  • Làn sóng phản đối nổi lên như cồn. (The wave of protest sprang up suddenly.)

1. Rise up unexpectedly, stage a surprise uprising