Definition

1. Noun:
   • Weed, wild grass: "cỏ dại" refers to any grass or herbaceous plant that grows wild and is often considered undesirable in a particular location, such as a garden or farm field.
   • Unwanted plant: It specifically denotes plants that grow aggressively and compete with cultivated plants for resources.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Vườn nhà tôi có nhiều cỏ dại. (My garden has a lot of weeds.)
  • Người nông dân đang nhổ cỏ dại trên cánh đồng. (The farmer is pulling weeds in the field.)

Advanced Usage

• "cỏ dại mọc um tùm": Weeds grow thickly/rampantly.

  • Khu đất bỏ hoang, cỏ dại mọc um tùm. (On the abandoned plot, weeds grow rampantly.)

• "diệt trừ cỏ dại": to eradicate/eliminate weeds.

  • Chúng ta cần diệt trừ cỏ dại để bảo vệ cây trồng. (We need to eradicate weeds to protect the crops.)

Variants and Related Words

• Cỏ (n): Grass (a more general term for grass, not necessarily undesirable).
• Cây dại (n): Wild plant (a broader term for any wild plant, not just grass-like plants).

Synonyms

• Cỏ hoang: Wild grass (emphasizes the wild, uncultivated nature).
• Cỏ vô ích: Useless grass (emphasizes the lack of value).

Related Phrases

• Cỏ dại không đầu hàng: Weeds never surrender (an idiomatic expression suggesting resilience or stubbornness, often used metaphorically).
  • Anh ấy kiên cường như cỏ dại không đầu hàng. (He is as resilient as weeds that never surrender.)

Related Idioms

• Cỏ dại lấn át lúa: The weeds overwhelm the rice (used to describe a situation where bad elements overpower or hinder the good).
  • Tình trạng tham nhũng như cỏ dại lấn át lúa. (The state of corruption is like weeds overwhelming the rice.)