bắt

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Mèo bắt chuột trong bếp.

Definition

Verb:
- To seize, to catch, to capture: To take hold of something or someone, especially to stop them from escaping or moving freely.
- To receive, to pick up: To intercept or acquire something that is sent, transmitted, or thrown.
- To catch (fire), to ignite: For a material to begin burning; for fire to start on a surface.
- To detect, to lock onto: For a device or sense to register or acquire a signal, target, or scent.
- To discover, to catch in the act: To find someone doing something wrong and hold them accountable.
- To force, to compel: To make someone do something they may not want to do.
- To attach, to install, to connect: To fix or join one thing to another; to establish a connection.

Usage Examples

Verb:
- Mèo bắt chuột. (Cats catch mice.)
- Anh ấy bắt quả bóng rất điêu luyện. (He catches the ball very skillfully.)
- Dầu xăng dễ bắt lửa. (Petrol easily catches fire.)
- Ra đa bắt được mục tiêu. (The radar locked onto the target.)
- Kẻ trộm bị bắt quả tang. (The thief was caught red-handed.)
- Giám đốc bắt nhân viên làm thêm giờ. (The director forced the employees to work overtime.)
- Thợ điện sẽ bắt đèn mới vào ngày mai. (The electrician will install the new light tomorrow.)

Advanced Usage

"bắt nguồn": to originate from.
- Truyền thống này bắt nguồn từ thế kỷ 18. (This tradition originates from the 18th century.)
"bắt chước": to imitate, to mimic.
- Đứa trẻ hay bắt chước hành động của bố. (The child often imitates his father's actions.)
"bắt tay": to shake hands; to start or embark on (a project).
- Hai công ty đã bắt tay hợp tác. (The two companies have joined hands to cooperate.)

Variants and Related Words

Bắt bẻ (v): to nitpick, to find fault with.
- Ông ấy thích bắt bẻ từng lỗi nhỏ. (He likes to nitpick every small mistake.)
Bắt cóc (v): to kidnap.
- Cảnh sát đang truy tìm kẻ bắt cóc. (The police are hunting for the kidnapper.)
Bắt đầu (v): to begin, to start.
- Buổi họp sẽ bắt đầu lúc 9 giờ. (The meeting will begin at 9 o'clock.)

Synonyms

Related Idioms

Bắt cá hai tay: to try to do two things at once, to have a foot in both camps (lit. to catch fish with both hands).
- Anh ta muốn bắt cá hai tay nên cuối cùng chẳng được gì. (He tried to catch fish with both hands, so he ended up with nothing.)
Bắt quả tang: to catch red-handed.
- Cảnh sát bắt quả tang hắn đang mua bán ma túy. (The police caught him red-handed buying and selling drugs.)
Bắt bóng dè chừng: to speak cautiously or speculatively based on hints (lit. to catch the ball cautiously).
- Ông ấy chỉ bắt bóng dè chừng, chưa có thông tin chính thức. (He is just speaking speculatively; there is no official information yet.)

Mèo bắt chuột trong bếp.

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