Definitions

1. Verb:
   • To seize; to grab; to grasp: To take hold of something suddenly and firmly, often with the hand. It implies a quick, decisive, and sometimes forceful action to acquire or capture something, whether physical or abstract.
   • To capture (an image): In photography, it means to take a photograph, capturing a moment in time. (Note: This meaning uses "chụp" as the core verb; "chụp lấy" emphasizes the act of capturing/seizing that specific image.)

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Cậu bé chụp lấy quả bóng trước khi nó chạm đất. (The boy seized the ball before it hit the ground.)
  • Cô ấy chụp lấy cơ hội để giới thiệu bản thân với giám đốc. (She seized the opportunity to introduce herself to the director.)
  • Nhiếp ảnh gia đã chụp lấy khoảnh khắc mặt trời lặn tuyệt đẹp. (The photographer captured the beautiful moment of sunset.)

Advanced Usage

• "chụp lấy cơ hội": to seize/grab an opportunity.
  • Anh ta luôn biết cách chụp lấy cơ hội trong kinh doanh. (He always knows how to seize opportunities in business.)
• "chụp lấy khoảnh khắc": to capture/seize the moment (often used in photography or describing decisive action).
  • Cuộc sống ngắn ngủi, hãy biết chụp lấy khoảnh khắc. (Life is short, know how to seize the moment.)

Variants and Related Words

• Chụp (verb): The core verb meaning to take (a photo) or to grab. "Chụp lấy" adds emphasis to the act of seizing.
• Nắm lấy (verb): To grasp, to hold. Similar to "chụp lấy" but can imply a more sustained hold and is less sudden or forceful.
• Tóm lấy (verb): To grab, to catch (often used for catching a person or animal). It has a stronger connotation of capture or apprehension than "chụp lấy".

Synonyms

• Nắm bắt: To grasp, to apprehend (often used for opportunities or concepts).
• Tận dụng: To make use of, to utilize (for opportunities, less sudden than "chụp lấy").
• Bắt lấy: To catch (often for moving objects or animals).

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

• Chụp được: To have successfully grabbed or captured.
  • Tôi đã chụp được vài bức ảnh đẹp. (I managed to capture a few beautiful photos.)

Related Idioms

• Chụp giật: To snatch, to grab hastily (often with a negative connotation of being opportunistic or unscrupulous).
  • Hắn ta có thói quen chụp giật đồ của người khác. (He has a habit of snatching other people's things.)

verb

1. to seize; to grab; to grasp
   • chụp lấy cơ hội
     to seize the opportumity