chụm đầu
Definition
- Verb:
- To huddle heads together, to put heads close together: Describes the action of two or more people bringing their heads close to each other, often to look at something, talk secretly, or share an activity in a close, intimate, or conspiratorial manner.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Hai đứa trẻ chụm đầu xem điện thoại. (The two children huddled their heads together to look at the phone.)
- Nhóm bạn chụm đầu bàn kế hoạch. (The group of friends put their heads together to discuss the plan.)
- Họ chụm đầu cùng đọc một quyển sách. (They huddled together to read the same book.)
Advanced Usage
- "chụm đầu lại": to huddle together (emphasizing the gathering action).
- Mọi người chụm đầu lại để nghe câu chuyện. (Everyone huddled together to listen to the story.)
- "chụm đầu trò chuyện": to have a close, intimate conversation.
- Hai bà lão chụm đầu trò chuyện ở góc vườn. (The two old ladies had a close conversation in the corner of the garden.)
Variants and Related Words
- Chụm (verb): to gather, to bring together (often used for parts of the body or objects).
- Chụm tay: to cup one's hands.
- Chụm lửa: to gather kindling to start a fire.
- Đầu (noun): head.
Synonyms
- Cúi đầu vào nhau: to bow heads together.
- Khụt khịt (informal, often for children/animals): to snuggle, to nuzzle.
- Tụ tập sát vào nhau: to gather closely together.
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)
- Chụm đầu chụm cổ (idiomatic): to be in a very close, often secretive, huddle; implies deep, intense discussion or plotting.
- Cả bọn chụm đầu chụm cổ trong phòng cả tiếng đồng hồ. (The whole gang was in a deep huddle in the room for a whole hour.)
Related Idioms
- Chụm đầu bàn mưu tính kế: to put heads together to scheme or plan (often with a slightly negative connotation of plotting).
- Chúng nó cứ chụm đầu bàn mưu tính kế suốt ngày. (They just spend all day putting their heads together to scheme.)