Definition

Verb: * To make an effort to rise to a standing or sitting position, especially after falling, being ill, or feeling weak. It implies a struggle against physical difficulty or discomfort. * To try to get up; to pick oneself up.

Usage

This verb describes the specific action of attempting to stand or sit up with noticeable effort. It is often used in contexts of recovery from a fall, illness, exhaustion, or emotional shock.

Examples

• (After the fever, he tried to get up from the bed.)
• (Upon hearing the bad news, she tried to stand up but her limbs felt weak.)
• (He fell but at once picked himself up.)

Advanced Usage

• "gượng dậy sau...": To try to recover or pick oneself up after a difficult event (used metaphorically).
  • Công ty đang cố gượng dậy sau khủng hoảng tài chính. (The company is trying to pick itself up after the financial crisis.)

Variants and Related Words

• Gượng (verb/adjective): To force oneself; to do something with effort or in an unnatural, strained manner.
  • Cô ấy gượng cười. (She forced a smile.)
• Đứng dậy (verb): To stand up (neutral, without the connotation of struggle).
• Chỗi dậy (verb): To rise up, to get up (can imply a quicker or more determined movement than ).

Synonyms

• Cố đứng dậy: To try hard to stand up.
• Cố ngồi dậy: To try hard to sit up.

Related Idioms

• Gượng gạo: (Adjective) Forced, strained, unnatural (often describing behavior or a smile).
  • Nụ cười gượng gạo. (A forced smile.)

verb

1. to try to get up; to pick up
   • nó té và gượng dậy ngay
     He fell but at once picked himself up