bắt nạt

Thân thiện

Một học sinh lớn bắt nạt một học sinh nhỏ hơn trên sân trường.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To bully: To use superior strength or influence to intimidate or harm someone, typically to force them to do what one wants. This is the core meaning, involving an abuse of power.
   • To push around / To browbeat: To treat someone in an overbearing or domineering manner, often through threats or harsh words.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Đừng bắt nạt bạn học. (Don't bully your classmates.)
  • Nó luôn bắt nạt những đứa trẻ nhỏ hơn. (He always bullies younger children.)
  • Cô ấy cảm thấy bị bắt nạt ở nơi làm việc. (She feels bullied at work.)

Advanced Usage

• The phrase often implies a repeated pattern of behavior rather than a single incident.
• It can be used in a wider, sometimes less severe context, such as teasing or pressuring someone.

Variants and Related Words

• Bắt nạt người khác (v): To bully others.
  • Bắt nạt người khác là hành vi rất đáng xấu hổ. (Bullying others is a very shameful behavior.)

Synonyms

• Bully: To use strength or power to harm or intimidate.
• Intimidate: To frighten or threaten someone to make them do something.
• Push around: To treat someone unfairly or forcefully (informal).

Related Idioms

• Ma cũ bắt nạt ma mới: Literally "Old ghost bullies new ghost." An idiom describing a situation where an old-timer or veteran takes advantage of or bullies a newcomer.
  • Anh đừng có mà ma cũ bắt nạt ma mới nhé! (Don't be an old ghost bullying a new ghost, okay!)

Học thuật

verb

1. To bully
   • bỏ thói bắt nạt trẻ con
     to drop the habit of bullying children