cuốc xới

Người nông dân cuốc xới đất trước khi gieo hạt.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To hoe and till: The primary meaning of "cuốc xới" is the combined action of breaking up and turning over soil using a hoe ("cuốc") and then loosening and aerating it ("xới") in preparation for planting.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Người nông dân cuốc xới đất trước khi gieo hạt. (The farmer hoes and tills the soil before sowing seeds.)
  • Cánh đồng đã được cuốc xới rất cẩn thận. (The field has been hoed and tilled very carefully.)

Advanced Usage

• Metaphorical Use: Can be used to describe deeply investigating or stirring up an issue.
  • Nhà báo đó luôn cuốc xới vào các vấn đề nhạy cảm. (That journalist always digs up sensitive issues.)

Variants and Related Words

• Cuốc (v): to hoe; to break up soil with a hoe.
• Xới (v): to till; to loosen and turn over soil.
• Làm đất (v): to prepare the land/soil.

Synonyms

• To cultivate: to prepare and use land for crops.
• To till: to prepare land for growing crops.
• To work the soil: to engage in agricultural preparation of the ground.

Related Idioms

• Cuốc xới quá khứ: to dig up the past (often with a negative connotation).
  • Anh ấy không nên cuốc xới quá khứ nữa. (He shouldn't keep digging up the past.)