cưỡng
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Definition
- Verb:
- To force; to compel: To make someone do something against their will, often using authority, strength, or coercion.
- To resist; to oppose: To act against or refuse to comply with a force, command, or desire. (This meaning is often used in the negative form "không cưỡng được" - cannot be resisted).
Usage Examples
- Verb (to force/compel):
- Không ai có quyền cưỡng ép người khác làm điều trái ý. (No one has the right to force others to do something against their will.)
- Anh ta bị cưỡng bức phải ký vào hợp đồng. (He was compelled to sign the contract.)
- Verb (to resist - often in negative form):
- Cơn buồn ngủ ập đến, tôi không thể cưỡng lại. (Sleepiness overwhelmed me; I could not resist it.)
- Mùi thơm của món ăn thật hấp dẫn, không cưỡng nổi. (The aroma of the food is so enticing, it's irresistible.)
Advanced Usage
- "Không cưỡng được" / "Không thể cưỡng lại": An idiom meaning "irresistible" or "cannot be resisted."
- Sức hút của cô ấy thật khó cưỡng. (Her charm is hard to resist.)
- "Miễn cưỡng" (Adjective/Adverb): Reluctantly; unwillingly; done without enthusiasm.
- Anh ấy miễn cưỡng đồng ý với đề nghị đó. (He reluctantly agreed to that proposal.)
Variants and Related Words
- Cưỡng bức (Verb): To coerce; to compel by force. A stronger and more specific term for forcing someone.
- Hành vi cưỡng bức là phạm pháp. (The act of coercion is illegal.)
- Cưỡng đoạt (Verb): To seize by force; to usurp.
- Kẻ xấu đã cưỡng đoạt tài sản của ông ta. (The villain seized his property by force.)
- Cưỡng chế (Verb): To enforce (a law, rule, or decision) by authority or compulsion.
- Cảnh sát sẽ cưỡng chế thi hành lệnh. (The police will enforce the order.)
Synonyms
- Ép buộc / Bắt buộc (Verb): To oblige; to force.
- Chống lại / Kháng cự (Verb): To resist; to oppose. (For the second meaning).
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)
- Cưỡng lại: To resist; to oppose.
- Cô ấy cố gắng cưỡng lại cám dỗ. (She tried to resist the temptation.)
Related Idioms
- "Cưỡi ngựa xem hoa": Literally "to ride a horse and look at flowers," meaning to do something superficially or in a rushed, inattentive manner. (Note: This idiom uses "cưỡi" [to ride], not "cưỡng," but is phonetically similar and commonly referenced.)
- "Cưỡng từ đoạt lý": To use sophistry or force to argue; to reason fallaciously or coercively.