cấu chí

Thân thiện

Hai đứa trẻ ngồi cấu chí nhau, cười khúc khích.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To playfully pinch and claw at each other: Refers to the action of children lightly pinching or clawing one another in a playful, non-aggressive manner, often as part of rough-and-tumble play or teasing.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Trẻ con cấu chí nhau. (The children pinched and clawed each other for fun.)
  • Chúng nó ngồi cấu chí, cười đùa cả buổi. (They sat there playfully pinching each other and laughing all afternoon.)

Advanced Usage

• The term specifically describes mutual, reciprocal action (nhau) and carries a connotation of lighthearted, mischievous fun rather than serious fighting.

Variants and Related Words

• Cấu (v): to pinch or nip with fingers or claws.
• Chí (v): a less common term meaning to pinch or grip tightly.

Synonyms

• To tussle playfully: To engage in a playful, physical struggle.
• To roughhouse: To engage in boisterous, playful fighting.
• To scuffle playfully: To have a brief, playful physical struggle.

Related Idioms

• While "cấu chí" itself is typically used literally, the playful conflict it describes can be part of the broader idiom "đánh nhau giỡn" (to fight in jest).

Học thuật

1. To claw and pinch each other for fun
   • trẻ con cấu chí nhau
     the children pinched and clawed each other for fun