Definition

1. 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.)