chết đắm
Definition
- Verb:
- To drown: The primary meaning of "chết đắm" is to die from submersion in and inhalation of water or another liquid.
- To perish in a shipwreck: A more specific, literary usage meaning to die due to a sinking ship or boat.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Người đàn ông không may chết đắm ở biển. (The man unfortunately drowned at sea.)
- Nhiều thủy thủ đã chết đắm khi tàu bị đắm. (Many sailors drowned when the ship sank.)
Advanced Usage
- "chết đắm trong": to be drowned in (used metaphorically for overwhelming emotions or states).
- Cô ấy chết đắm trong nỗi buồn. (She was drowned in sorrow.)
Variants and Related Words
Chết đuối (v): to drown. This is the more common, everyday synonym for "chết đắm."
- Đứa trẻ suýt chết đuối ở hồ bơi. (The child nearly drowned in the swimming pool.)
Đắm tàu (v): for a ship to sink.
- Con tàu đắm trong cơn bão. (The ship sank in the storm.)
Synonyms
- Drown: to die through submersion in water.
- Perish at sea: to die in a maritime disaster.
Related Idioms
- Chết đắm chết đuối: (reduplicative phrase) to emphasize a death by drowning, often in a desperate or tragic context.
- Họ lo sợ con mình sẽ chết đắm chết đuối. (They feared their child would drown tragically.)