dộng
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Definition
- Verb:
- To bang; to bump; to batter: To strike something forcefully and directly, often with a downward or forward motion, creating a loud noise. It implies a single, strong impact.
- To pound; to thump: To hit or strike repeatedly and heavily.
Usage
- Dộng is a verb describing a forceful, often noisy impact. It is commonly used in informal or dialectal Vietnamese.
- It typically describes actions like hitting a door, dropping something heavy, or bumping a part of the body against something.
- The action is usually intentional and vigorous.
Examples
- Verb:
- Nó dộng cửa ầm ầm. (He banged on the door loudly.)
- Đứa bé ngã dộng đầu xuống đất. (The child fell and bumped his head on the ground.)
- Bà ấy dộng đũa xuống mâm, tỏ vẻ giận dữ. (She banged her chopsticks on the tray, showing anger.)
Advanced Usage
- "dộng cửa": to bang on the door.
- Có ai đó đang dộng cửa rất gấp. (Someone is banging on the door urgently.)
- The word often conveys a sense of urgency, anger, or accident due to the force involved.
Variants and Related Words
- Đập: to hit, to strike (a more general term for hitting).
- Nện: to pound, to beat (often with a tool or repeatedly).
- Thình: (onomatopoeia) a loud thud or bang sound.
- Dỗ: (in some contexts) similar to dộng, meaning to strike down forcefully.
Synonyms
- Đập mạnh: to hit hard.
- Đánh thình: to strike with a thud.
- Va mạnh: to collide with force.
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)
- Dộng đầu: to bump one's head.
- Cẩn thận kẻo dộng đầu vào cửa. (Be careful not to bump your head on the door.)
- Dộng xuống: to bang down (onto something).
- Anh ta dộng chai rượu xuống bàn. (He banged the wine bottle down on the table.)
Related Idioms
- Dộng đầu dộng óc: (idiomatic) to think very hard, to rack one's brains (literally: to bang one's head and brain).
- Bài toán khó quá, tôi phải dộng đầu dộng óc cả buổi. (The math problem is too difficult; I had to rack my brains for the whole afternoon.)
verb
- to bang; to bump; to batter
- dông cửato batter at the door