Definition

1. Verb:

   • To cover, to place over: To put something over or on top of something else, often quickly or completely.
   • To snatch, to grab, to seize: To take hold of something suddenly or quickly, often an opportunity or a physical object.
   • To photograph, to take a picture: To capture an image using a camera or similar device.

2. Noun:

   • Lampshade: A cover for a lamp that softens or directs its light.

Usage Examples

• Verb (to cover):
  • Chị chụp mũ lên đầu đứa bé. (She put a hat on the child's head.)
  • Bóng tối chụp xuống cánh đồng. (Darkness descended upon the field.)
• Verb (to snatch):
  • Anh ấy chụp lấy cơ hội ngay lập tức. (He seized the opportunity immediately.)
  • Người nông dân chụp cá bằng nơm. (The farmer catches fish with a trap basket.)
• Verb (to photograph):
  • Chúng tôi chụp rất nhiều ảnh ở bãi biển. (We took many pictures at the beach.)
  • Bác sĩ bảo tôi cần chụp X-quang. (The doctor said I need to get an X-ray.)

Advanced Usage

• "chụp hình" / "chụp ảnh": Common phrases meaning "to take a photo/picture."
  • Bạn có thể chụp hình cho chúng tôi được không? (Can you take a picture for us?)
• "chụp lấy": Emphasizes the act of grabbing or seizing something decisively.
  • Cô ấy chụp lấy tay tôi. (She grabbed my hand.)

Variants and Related Words

• Chụp đèn (n): Lampshade.
  • Chiếc chụp đèn này rất đẹp. (This lampshade is very beautiful.)
• Chụp nhanh (v): To snap a quick photo.
  • Tôi chỉ kịp chụp nhanh cảnh đó. (I only had time to snap a quick picture of that scene.)

Synonyms

• To cover: to place over, to put on.
• To snatch: to grab, to seize, to catch.
• To photograph: to take a picture, to shoot, to snap.

Related Idioms

• Chụp giật: To act in a hasty, grabby, or opportunistic manner, often with negative connotations.
  • Anh ta làm việc theo kiểu chụp giật. (He works in a hasty, grabby way.)
• Bắt/chụp lấy khoảnh khắc: To capture the moment (in photography or figuratively).
  • Nhiếp ảnh gia giỏi là người biết bắt lấy khoảnh khắc. (A good photographer is one who knows how to capture the moment.)

verb

1. To cover, to put on
   • chụp cái mũ lên đầu
     to put a hat on one's head
   • bóng tối như chụp xuống cánh đồng
     the darkness seemed a cover on the fields
2. To snatch, to catch
   • chụp cá bằng nơm
     to catch fish with a trapping basket
   • chụp lấy cơ hội
     to snatch an opportunity
3. To snap, to photograph
   • chụp cảnh đẹp
     to snap a beautiful landscape

noun

1. Như chụp đèn