Definition

1. Adjective:

   • Short (in length or duration): Describes something that is noticeably shorter than the typical or expected length. Often implies a blunt, truncated, or abrupt quality.
   • Brief / curt: Describes speech, manner, or behavior that is unexpectedly short, blunt, or lacking in detail or courtesy.

2. Verb:

   • To bump (one's head): To accidentally strike one's head against a hard object.

3. Onomatopoeia (Interjection):

   • Knock / tap / clunk: A word representing the hollow, sharp sound of knocking or tapping on wood or a similar hard surface.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:

  • Cô ấy mặc một chiếc áo cộc tay. (She is wearing a short-sleeved shirt.)
  • Anh ấy có một cái đuôi cộc. (He has a short, stubby tail.)
  • Câu trả lời của anh ta thật cộc lốc. (His answer was very curt.)

• Verb:

  • Đứa bé cộc đầu vào cánh cửa. (The child bumped his head on the door.)

• Onomatopoeia:

  • Tiếng cộc cộc vang lên từ cửa gỗ. (The knock knock sound echoed from the wooden door.)

Advanced Usage

• "cộc lốc": (adjective/adverb) Abruptly, curtly, in a blunt and often rude manner.
  • Ông chủ từ chối cộc lốc. (The boss refused abruptly.)

Variants and Related Words

• Cụt cộc: (adjective) Very short and stubby; truncated.
  • Cây bút chì cụt cộc. (A very short, stubby pencil.)

Synonyms

• Adjective: Short, stubby, truncated, curt, brusque.
• Verb: To bump, to knock.
• Onomatopoeia: Knock, tap, clunk.

Related Idioms

• Cộc cằn: (adjective) Crude, rude, ill-tempered (often describing a person's character or speech).

  • Tính cách anh ấy rất cộc cằn. (His personality is very crude.)

• Nói cộc lốc: To speak curtly.

  • Đừng nói cộc lốc với khách hàng. (Don't speak curtly to customers.)

adj

1. shirt; brief