Definition

1. Intransitive Verb:

   • To wake up; to get up (from sleep): Refers to the action of transitioning from a state of sleep to a state of being awake, often followed by getting out of bed.
   • To rise; to get up (from a lying or sitting position): Refers to the action of moving from a lying or sitting posture to a standing or more upright posture.
   • To surge; to rise up; to become active/intense: Refers to something (like emotions, sounds, waves, colors) becoming prominent, intense, or vividly apparent.

2. Transitive Verb (in compound forms):

   • To cause to rise/wake up: Used in causative constructions like "đánh thức dậy" (to wake someone up). Note: This meaning primarily appears in specific verb phrases.

Usage Examples

• Intransitive Verb:

  • Sáng nào tôi cũng dậy lúc 6 giờ. (I get up at 6 a.m. every morning.)
  • Ông ấy bị ốm nên không thể dậy được. (He is sick, so he cannot get up.)
  • Nghe tin ấy, lòng tôi dậy lên một nỗi buồn. (Hearing that news, a feeling of sadness rose in my heart.)
  • Mặt biển dậy sóng. (The sea surface surged with waves.)

• In Common Phrases:

  • ngủ dậy (to wake up / to have woken up)

    • Tôi vừa ngủ dậy. (I just woke up.)
  • thức dậy (to wake up)

    • Hãy thức dậy đi! (Wake up!)

Advanced Usage

• "dậy thì": puberty (a fixed compound noun).
  • Con gái tôi đang ở tuổi dậy thì. (My daughter is at the age of puberty.)
• "nổi dậy": to revolt, to rise up (in rebellion).
  • Nhân dân nổi dậy chống lại ách thống trị. (The people rose up against the ruling power.)
• "dậy men": to ferment, to rise (like dough).
  • Bột bánh mì đang dậy men. (The bread dough is rising.)

Variants and Related Words

• thức dậy (verb phrase): to wake up.
• ngủ dậy (verb phrase): to wake up (emphasizing the state after sleeping).
• dậy thì (noun): puberty.
• nổi dậy (verb): to revolt, to rise up.
• dậy men (verb): to ferment, to rise (of dough).

Synonyms

• thức giấc: to wake up (from sleep).
• bừng dậy: to flare up, to burst awake (often for emotions or sudden awareness).
• trỗi dậy: to rise, to emerge (often for forces, powers, nations).

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

Note: As a single verb, "dậy" does not combine with prepositions to form phrasal verbs in the same way English verbs do. Its combinations are primarily with other verbs to form compound verbs or fixed phrases, as listed above.

Related Idioms

• "Ngủ dậy còn hơn ăn nem": (Proverb) Waking up (feeling refreshed) is better than eating spring rolls. This emphasizes the wonderful feeling of a good, refreshing sleep.
• "Dậy sóng": to stir up waves; to cause a disturbance or controversy.
  • Bài báo đó đã dậy sóng dư luận. (That article stirred up public opinion.)

verb

1. to rise; to get up; to wake up
   • ngủ dậy
     to wake up To bubble up; to tone up