bước hụt
Học thuậtThân thiện
Definition
- Verb phrase:
- To miss one's footing, to misstep: To place one's foot incorrectly or unsurely while walking or running, often leading to a loss of balance or a stumble.
- To make a false step: To take a step that fails to find secure or expected support.
Usage Examples
- Verb phrase:
- Cậu ta bước hụt và ngã. (He missed his footing and fell.)
- Cẩn thận kẻo bước hụt trên cầu thang. (Be careful not to misstep on the stairs.)
- Trời tối khiến tôi dễ bước hụt. (The darkness made me prone to missing my step.)
Advanced Usage
- Used figuratively for a mistake or misjudgment: While the primary meaning is physical, it can metaphorically describe a minor error or slip in a process or plan.
- Kế hoạch của họ bước hụt ngay từ đầu. (Their plan made a false step right from the beginning.)
Variants and Related Words
- Hụt chân: A very close synonym, also meaning to miss one's footing.
- Anh ấy hụt chân trên mặt đường trơn. (He lost his footing on the slippery road surface.)
- Trượt chân: To slip (one's foot), often implying a more sliding motion on a slippery surface.
- Vấp: To trip over an object.
Synonyms
- Mất thăng bằng: To lose balance.
- Sẩy chân: To have a misstep (slightly more literary).
Related Phrases
- Bước đi không vững: To walk unsteadily.
- Đi chệch hướng: To go off course (literally or figuratively).
Related Idioms
- Bước hụt chân trái: Literally "to miss a step with the left foot"; can imply starting something off on the wrong foot or encountering initial bad luck.
- Dự án mới của họ hình như bước hụt chân trái. (Their new project seems to have started off on the wrong foot.)
- Miss one's footing
- Cậu ta bước hụt và ngãHe missed his footing and fell