bấm

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Definition

1. Verb:

   • To press: To apply pressure with a finger, typically on a small, specific point like a button or key.
   • To pinch (discreetly): To press or squeeze someone's skin gently and secretly, often to give a signal.
   • To cling/grip with the toes: To press the toes firmly against a surface to maintain grip or balance.

2. Verb (extended usage):

   • To punch (a ticket): To make a hole in a ticket using a special tool to validate it.
   • To feel/squeeze (to test ripeness): To press a fruit or object gently with the fingers to assess its condition.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Bấm nút điện. (Press the electric button.)
  • Họ bấm nhau cười khúc khích. (They pinched each other and giggled.)
  • Bấm chân cho khỏi trượt. (Cling with your feet to avoid slipping.)
  • Nhân viên bấm vé tàu. (The staff member punches the train ticket.)
  • Bấm quả ổi xem đã chín chưa. (Feel the guava to see if it's ripe yet.)

Advanced Usage

• "bấm đèn pin": To press the button of a flashlight; to flash a torch.

  • Anh ấy bấm đèn pin vào bóng tối. (He flashed the flashlight into the darkness.)

• "bấm ra sữa" (idiomatic, derogatory): To look extremely young and immature; to look like a suckling.

  • Cậu ấy trông còn bấm ra sữa. (He still looks like a spring chicken.)

Variants and Related Words

• Bấm huyệt (v): To apply acupressure.

  • Bà ấy học cách bấm huyệt. (She learned how to apply acupressure.)

• Bấm còi (v): To honk a horn (by pressing it).

  • Tài xế bấm còi liên tục. (The driver honked the horn continuously.)

Synonyms

• Press: To apply force by pushing down.
• Pinch: To squeeze tightly between fingers.
• Punch: To perforate with a tool (for tickets).
• Squeeze: To apply pressure, especially to test something.

Related Idioms

• Bấm bụng: To endure hardship silently; to tighten one's belt.

  • Gia đình phải bấm bụng qua ngày. (The family had to tighten their belts to get by.)

• Bấm độn (archaic): To tell fortunes or make prophecies by counting on fingers.

  • Ông cụ ngồi bấm độn. (The old man sat telling fortunes.)

Học thuật

1. Press, touch, feel
   • Bấm nút điện
     To press an electric button
   • Bấm phím đàn
     To touch a key (on a musical instrument)
   • Bấm quả ổi xem đã chín chưa
     To feel a guava to make sure whether it is ripe or not
   • Bấm đèn pin
     To press the button of a torch, to flash a torch
   • Bấm nhau cười khúc khích
     To signal to each other by a touch of the finger anf giggle
2. Cling with
   • Bấm chân cho khỏi trượt
     To cling with one's toes to the ground to avoid slipping
   • Bấm ra sữa (nói về người)
     Suckling-like (derogatory), To look like a suckling, to look like a spring chicken