bíu

Thân thiện

Một em bé bíu cành cây để giữ thăng bằng.

Definition

Verb: - To grasp tightly; to clutch; to cling to: To hold onto something firmly with the hand(s), often for support, stability, or out of desperation. It implies a tight, sometimes desperate, grip. - To hang onto; to cling to (abstract concepts): Used figuratively to describe holding onto an idea, hope, or person with emotional dependence.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Đứa bé bíu lấy tay mẹ. (The child clutched her mother's hand.)
  • Cô ấy bíu cành cây để leo lên. (She grasped the tree branch to climb up.)
  • Anh ấy bíu lấy hy vọng cuối cùng. (He clung to the last hope.)

Advanced Usage

• "bíu víu": to clutch or cling in a frantic or unsteady manner.
  • Nó bíu víu vào tay vịn cầu thang. (He frantically clutched the stair railing.)

Variants and Related Words

• Bám bíu (v): to cling persistently (often with a negative connotation of dependency).
  • Cậu bé đã lớn nhưng vẫn bám bíu lấy mẹ. (The boy is grown but still clings to his mother.)

Synonyms

• Clutch: to grasp or hold tightly.
• Cling to: to hold on tightly, either physically or emotionally.
• Grip: to take and keep a firm hold of.

Related Idioms

• Bíu lấy như bíu lấy cọc: to cling to something as if it were a life-saving post (to cling for dear life).
  • Trong cơn hoảng loạn, cô ấy bíu lấy người lạ như bíu lấy cọc. (In her panic, she clung to the stranger for dear life.)

Học thuật

verb

1. To grasp
   • bíu cành cây để khỏi ngã
     to grasp a branch to avoid a fall