chuột rút
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Definition
Noun: - (Medicine) Cramp: A sudden, involuntary, and painful contraction of a muscle or group of muscles, often occurring during physical activity or sleep.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Tôi bị chuột rút ở bắp chân khi đang bơi. (I got a cramp in my calf while swimming.)
- Chuột rút ban đêm có thể rất đau đớn. (Nighttime cramps can be very painful.)
- Vận động viên thường xuyên bị chuột rút do mất nước. (Athletes often suffer from cramps due to dehydration.)
Advanced Usage
- "bị chuột rút": to have/get a cramp.
- Anh ấy bị chuột rút và phải dừng cuộc đua. (He got a cramp and had to stop the race.)
- "cơn chuột rút": a cramp (episode).
- Một cơn chuột rút dữ dội làm anh ta tỉnh giấc. (A severe cramp woke him up.)
Variants and Related Words
- Co cứng cơ / Co cơ (n): Muscle spasm. (This is a more general term for muscle contraction, which can include cramps but also other types of spasms.)
- Vọp bẻ (n, Southern Vietnamese dialect): Cramp. (This is a common synonym in Southern Vietnam.)
- Tôi hay bị vọp bẻ ở chân. (I often get cramps in my legs.)
Synonyms
- Cramp (n): The direct English equivalent.
- Muscle cramp (n): A more specific term.
- Charley horse (n, informal): An informal term for a cramp, especially in the leg.
Related Phrases
(Note: "Chuột rút" is a noun and does not form phrasal verbs. Related phrases describe the state or action.) - Lên cơn chuột rút: To have a cramp attack. - Tay tôi đột nhiên lên cơn chuột rút. (My hand suddenly had a cramp attack.) - Làm giãn cơ để hết chuột rút: To stretch the muscle to relieve a cramp. - Khi bị chuột rút, hãy nhẹ nhàng làm giãn cơ. (When you have a cramp, gently stretch the muscle.)
Related Idioms
(Note: There are no common idioms directly using "chuột rút". The term is used literally in medical and everyday contexts.)
noun
- (y học) Cramp