cự

Thân thiện

Anh ấy dùng hết sức để cự lại cánh cửa đang bị gió thổi mạnh.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To scold; to rebuke sharply: To criticize or reprimand someone angrily and directly, often in a blunt or harsh manner.
   • To oppose; to resist: To actively push back against something or someone, often using physical or verbal force.

Usage Examples

• Verb (to scold):
  • Anh ấy bị sếp cự vì đi làm muộn. (He was scolded by his boss for being late to work.)
  • Bà cự đứa trẻ một trận vì nghịch ngợm. (The woman gave the child a scolding for being mischievous.)
• Verb (to oppose/resist):
  • Nó cự lại lời đề nghị của tôi. (He opposed my suggestion.)
  • Cô ấy cố gắng cự lại cơn buồn ngủ. (She tried to resist the drowsiness.)

Advanced Usage

• The word "cự" often carries a colloquial or blunt tone, implying a direct, sometimes confrontational, action. It is less formal than synonyms like "phản đối" (to oppose).

Variants and Related Words

• Cự lại (v): To oppose back; to talk back. A phrasal verb emphasizing reciprocal resistance.
  • Đứa bé không dám cự lại mẹ. (The child didn't dare talk back to his mother.)

Synonyms

• To scold: Reprimand, berate.
• To oppose: Resist, defy, contest.

Related Idioms

• Cự không nổi: To be unable to resist; to not have the strength to oppose.
  • Sức yếu quá, cự không nổi. (Too weak, couldn't resist.)
• Cự cho một mẻ: To give someone a thorough scolding or dressing-down.
  • Ông chủ cự nhân viên một mẻ vì lỗi nghiêm trọng. (The boss gave the employee a thorough scolding for the serious mistake.)

Học thuật

verb

1. to scold; to oppose; to resist