Definition

1. Verb:
   • To knock: To strike a surface, typically a door or window, with the knuckles or an object to attract attention or gain entry.
   • To tap / to type: To press or strike keys, such as on a keyboard, typewriter, or phone, to input text or commands.
   • To strike / to hit: To deliver a light, sharp blow with an object, often to produce a sound or signal.
   • To chime / to toll: For a clock or bell, to sound by being struck, indicating the time.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Ai đó đang gõ cửa. (Someone is knocking at the door.)
  • Cô ấy gõ văn bản rất nhanh. (She types documents very quickly.)
  • Ông giáo gõ thước xuống bàn. (The teacher tapped the ruler on the desk.)
  • Đồng hồ vừa gõ năm tiếng. (The clock has just struck five.)

Advanced Usage

• "gõ đầu trẻ": A dated, colloquial phrase meaning "to teach children," literally "to knock on children's heads," implying the old-fashioned method of instruction.
  • Ông ấy cả đời gõ đầu trẻ ở làng. (He spent his whole life teaching children in the village.)

Variants and Related Words

• Gõ cửa (v): to knock on a door.

  • Hãy gõ cửa trước khi vào. (Please knock on the door before entering.)

• Gõ mõ (v): to beat a wooden bell (often used in temples).

  • Nhà sư gõ mõ tụng kinh. (The monk beats the wooden bell while chanting.)

Synonyms

• Knock: to strike a surface to attract attention.
• Tap: to strike lightly.
• Type: to write using a keyboard.
• Strike: to hit, especially to produce a sound.

Related Idioms

• Gõ kiến: Literally "to woodpecker," used to describe persistent, annoying knocking or tapping.
  • Tiếng gõ kiến từ phòng bên cạnh thật khó chịu. (The woodpecker-like tapping from the next room is really annoying.)

verb

1. to knock; to drum; to chime; to strike
   • đồng hồ vừa gõ năm tiếng
     the clock has just struck five
   • gõ cửa
     to knock at the door