dứt
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Definition
- Verb:
- To cease; to stop completely; to end: "dứt" indicates that an action, state, or process comes to a definitive and final stop.
- To break off; to sever (a connection or relationship): "dứt" can also mean to decisively cut ties or end an emotional attachment.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Cơn mưa đã dứt. (The rain has stopped completely.)
- Anh ấy muốn dứt tình với cô. (He wants to end the romantic relationship with her.)
- Cô ấy cố gắng dứt bỏ thói quen xấu. (She tries to quit her bad habit for good.)
Advanced Usage
- "dứt khoát": (adverb/adjective) decisively, resolutely, definitive.
- Cô ấy từ chối một cách dứt khoát. (She refused resolutely.)
- "dứt điểm": (verb phrase) to settle or resolve something conclusively.
- Chúng ta cần dứt điểm vấn đề này. (We need to settle this issue conclusively.)
Variants and Related Words
- Chấm dứt (verb): to terminate, to put an end to. This is a common compound.
- Hai bên đã chấm dứt hợp đồng. (The two parties have terminated the contract.)
- Dứt bỏ (verb): to abandon, to give up (often used for habits or feelings).
- dứt bỏ quá khứ (to leave the past behind)
Synonyms
- Ngừng: to stop, to halt (often more temporary or physical).
- Kết thúc: to finish, to conclude.
- Cắt đứt: to cut off, to sever.
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)
- Dứt ra (khỏi): to break away from, to detach oneself from.
- Anh ta cần dứt ra khỏi những suy nghĩ tiêu cực. (He needs to break away from negative thoughts.)
Related Idioms
- Dứt tình đứt nghĩa: to sever all bonds of affection and obligation; to cut off all ties completely.
- Sau cuộc cãi vã, họ dứt tình đứt nghĩa với nhau. (After the argument, they severed all ties with each other.)
- Dùng dằng đi chẳng dứt: (from poetry) to hesitate, unable to make a clean break or leave decisively.
- Lòng cô ấy dùng dằng đi chẳng dứt. (Her heart is hesitant, unable to break away.)
verb
- to cease; to end; to come to a final stop
- chấm dứt cuộc khủng hoảngto end a crisis