Definition

1. Adverb:
   • Blindly, servilely, without thinking: To follow, obey, or do something without any consideration, reflection, or independent thought, often with a sense of stubborn or single-minded focus.
   • With head down, intently: To be deeply absorbed in an activity, often with one's head bowed in concentration, or to move forward without looking around.

Usage Examples

• Adverb:
  • Anh ấy chỉ biết cắm đầu làm việc mà không quan tâm đến sức khỏe. (He just blindly/obsessively works without caring about his health.)
  • Đừng có cắm đầu nghe theo lời nó. (Don't just servilely listen to everything he says.)
  • Nó cắm đầu chạy thẳng một mạch về nhà. (He ran straight home with his head down / without looking back.)

Advanced Usage

• "cắm đầu cắm cổ": This is an intensified variant of "cắm đầu", emphasizing even more stubbornness, haste, or lack of thought. It means "recklessly", "headlong", or "with extreme single-mindedness".
  • Nó cắm đầu cắm cổ vào học, quên cả ăn. (He recklessly / obsessively buried himself in studying, forgetting even to eat.)

Variants and Related Words

• Cắm cổ (Adverb): A synonym with identical meaning and usage to "cắm đầu". It is often used interchangeably or combined for emphasis ("cắm đầu cắm cổ").

Synonyms

• Mù quáng: Blindly (often with a negative connotation of foolishness).
• Ngoan ngoãn nghe theo: To obey docilely.
• Chăm chú: Attentively, intently (can be positive, but lacks the negative connotation of lack of thought present in "cắm đầu").

Related Idioms

• Cắm đầu vào việc: To immerse oneself in work/task (can be neutral or slightly negative depending on context, implying ignoring other things).
  • Cả tuần nay cô ấy chỉ cắm đầu vào việc. (She has just buried herself in her work all week.)

1. như cắm cổ
   • cắm đầu đi thẳng như người chạy trốn
     to walk off without turning his head as if in flight
2. Blindly, servilely
   • ai bảo gì cũng cắm đầu nghe
     to listen blindly to everything one is told