Definition

1. Verb:
   • To hop from one foot to another (out of joy): This word describes the action of hopping or bouncing excitedly, typically from one foot to the other, due to happiness or excitement. It is primarily used to describe the behavior of children.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Đứa trẻ cẫng lên vì vui sướng. (The child hopped up and down out of joy.)
  • Nghe tin được đi chơi, nó cẫng cả người. (Upon hearing the news about going out, it hopped with its whole body.)

Advanced Usage

• "cẫng lên": to hop/bounce up (emphasizing the upward motion of the excitement).
  • Bé cẫng lên khi thấy mẹ về. (The baby hopped up when seeing its mother return.)

Variants and Related Words

• Nhảy cẫng: This is the most common compound form. It means "to jump/leap excitedly" or "to hop for joy."
  • Thằng bé nhảy cẫng lên vì được quà. (The little boy jumped for joy because he received a gift.)

Synonyms

• Nhảy tưng tưng: to bounce up and down (with excitement).
• Nhảy cỡn lên: to jump up (in a startled or very excited way).

Notes on Usage

• The word "cẫng" is very rarely used in isolation in modern Vietnamese. It almost always appears in the compound form "nhảy cẫng".
• Its usage is highly specific and descriptive, often conveying a vivid image of a child's unrestrained, joyful movement.

1. nhảy cẫng To hop from one foot to another (out of joy) (nói về trẻ em)