Definition

1. Intransitive Verb:
   • To stride forward, to step resolutely: To take a step or steps forward with determination, often into a new situation, challenge, or journey.
   • To press on, to quicken one's pace: To increase the speed or intensity of one's steps or progress, especially in the face of difficulty.

Usage Examples

• Intransitive Verb:
  • Anh ấy dũng cảm dấn bước vào con đường mới. (He bravely stepped onto a new path.)
  • Để kịp giờ, chúng tôi phải dấn bước nhanh hơn. (To be on time, we had to quicken our pace.)
  • Cô ấy dấn bước lên sân khấu, lòng đầy tự tin. (She strode onto the stage, her heart full of confidence.)

Advanced Usage

• "dấn bước vào": To step into, to embark on (often used figuratively for starting a new phase or challenge).

  • Sau khi tốt nghiệp, cô ấy dấn bước vào sự nghiệp giảng dạy. (After graduation, she embarked on a teaching career.)

• "dấn bước tới": To stride forward toward (a goal or destination).

  • Với niềm tin vững chắc, họ dấn bước tới tương lai. (With firm belief, they strode forward toward the future.)

Variants and Related Words

• Bước (n/v): Step; to step.
• Bước chân (n): Footstep.
• Bước đi (n/v): Gait, walk; to walk.
• Tiến bước (v): To advance, to move forward.

Synonyms

• Tiến lên: To advance forward.
• Bước tới: To step forward.
• Hối hả bước đi: To walk hurriedly.

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

• Dấn thân: To throw oneself into, to commit deeply (often to a cause or dangerous situation). This is a stronger, more committed variant.
  • Anh ấy dấn thân vào công việc từ thiện. (He threw himself into charity work.)

Related Idioms

• Dấn bước đường xa: To set off on a long journey (literal or figurative).
  • Chúc bạn vững vàng dấn bước đường xa. (Wishing you strength as you set off on your long journey.)

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