Definition

1. Verb:
   • To evoke, to suggest, to bring to mind: To cause something (a memory, feeling, idea, or image) to arise or be recalled in someone's mind.
   • To arouse, to stir up, to stimulate: To cause a particular emotion, interest, or reaction to emerge or intensify.
   • To prompt, to initiate (a conversation or topic): To subtly introduce or bring up a subject for discussion.

Usage Examples

• To evoke/suggest:
  • Bức tranh này gợi nhớ về tuổi thơ của tôi. (This painting evokes memories of my childhood.)
  • Màu sắc ấy gợi lên cảm giác bình yên. (That color suggests a feeling of peace.)
• To arouse/stimulate:
  • Bài phát biểu gợi lòng yêu nước trong mọi người. (The speech aroused patriotism in everyone.)
  • Câu hỏi của cô ấy gợi sự tò mò. (Her question stimulated curiosity.)
• To prompt/initiate:
  • Anh ấy khéo léo gợi chuyện để mọi người cùng thảo luận. (He skillfully prompted the topic for everyone to discuss.)

Advanced Usage

• "gợi ý": to suggest, to hint, to give a clue (often used as a compound word, listed here as it is a common fixed phrase).
  • Giáo viên gợi ý đáp án cho học sinh. (The teacher suggested the answer to the students.)
• "gợi cảm": sexy, sensual, attractive (literally "evoking feeling/sensation"; a common compound adjective).
  • Cô ấy mặc một bộ váy rất gợi cảm. (She is wearing a very sexy dress.)
• "gợi mở": to open up, to启发 (to启发, to inspire new ways of thinking).
  • Phương pháp giảng dạy này gợi mở tư duy sáng tạo. (This teaching method opens up creative thinking.)

Variants and Related Words

• Gợi lại (verb phrase): to evoke again, to bring back.
  • Bài hát cũ gợi lại kỷ niệm. (The old song brings back memories.)
• Gợi nhớ (verb phrase): to remind, to trigger memory.
  • Mùi hương này gợi nhớ đến bà ngoại. (This scent reminds me of my grandmother.)
• Sự gợi ý (noun): a suggestion, a hint.
  • Tôi cần một sự gợi ý cho món quà. (I need a suggestion for a gift.)

Synonyms

• Gây ra: to cause, to bring about (more direct, often for tangible results).
• Khơi gợi: to inspire, to elicit (similar, sometimes more active).
• Gợi lên: to conjure up, to call forth (similar phrasal form).
• Làm nhớ đến: to make (someone) remember.

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs / Verb Phrases)

• Gợi lên (to bring up, to conjure up): Often interchangeable with "gợi" but emphasizes the "upward" emergence.
  • Âm nhạc gợi lên nhiều cảm xúc. (The music conjures up many emotions.)
• Gợi cho (to evoke for someone): To evoke something specifically in someone.
  • Câu chuyện gợi cho tôi một ý tưởng. (The story evokes an idea for me.)

Related Idioms

• "Gợi giấc mơ xưa": To evoke old dreams (a poetic expression).
  • Khung cảnh thanh bình gợi giấc mơ xưa. (The peaceful scene evokes dreams of old.)
• "Gợi tình gợi cảm": To be sexually suggestive (a common idiomatic pairing).
  • Cử chỉ của anh ta hơi gợi tình gợi cảm. (His gestures are somewhat sexually suggestive.)

verb

1. to revive; to rouse; to evoke; to excite