giật

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Một người đàn ông giật dây chuông cửa.

Definition

1. Verb:

   • To snatch: To take something quickly and suddenly, often with force.
   • To jerk / to yank: To pull or move something with a quick, sharp movement.
   • To win / to seize: To obtain something, like a prize or victory, through effort or competition.
   • To shock / to electrocute: To give an electric shock; to cause a sudden, involuntary physical reaction.

2. Verb (descriptive):

   • To twitch / to convulse: To make a sudden, involuntary muscle movement.
   • To gust (wind): For wind to blow in sudden, strong bursts.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Tên cướp giật chiếc túi và bỏ chạy. (The robber snatched the bag and ran away.)
  • Đứa trẻ giật tay mẹ để thu hút sự chú ý. (The child jerked his mother's hand to get attention.)
  • Đội của chúng tôi đã giật giải nhất. (Our team won first prize.)
  • Cẩn thận, dây điện hở có thể giật chết người. (Be careful, exposed wires can electrocute someone.)
• Descriptive:
  • Anh ấy giật mình vì tiếng sét. (He was startled by the thunderclap.)
  • Cơn gió giật mạnh làm rơi lá cây. (The strong, gusting wind blew the leaves off.)

Advanced Usage

• "giật mình": to be startled, to jump in surprise or fear.
  • Tiếng động lớn làm tôi giật mình. (The loud noise made me jump.)
• "giật gân": sensational, shocking (often used for news or stories).
  • Đó là một tin giật gân trên báo. (That was a sensational piece of news in the paper.)
• "giật nảy mình": to be so startled that one's body jerks.
  • Cô ấy giật nảy mình khi ai đó gọi tên. (She jumped when someone called her name.)

Variants and Related Words

• Giật giật (v): to twitch repeatedly.
  • Mí mắt anh ấy cứ giật giật. (His eyelid kept twitching.)
• Giật cướp (v): to rob by snatching.
  • Tội phạm thường giật cướp điện thoại trên đường. (Criminals often snatch and rob phones on the street.)
• Co giật (v): to convulse, to have spasms.
  • Bệnh nhân lên cơn co giật. (The patient had a convulsive seizure.)

Synonyms

• Snatch: to seize quickly.
• Jerk: to pull sharply.
• Win: to achieve victory.
• Shock: to cause a sudden surprise or electric sensation.
• Twitch: a small, sudden muscle movement.

Related Idioms

• Giật mình: (Literally: to jerk one's body) An idiom meaning to be suddenly afraid or surprised.
  • Nghe tin đó, ai cũng giật mình. (Upon hearing that news, everyone was shocked.)
• Giật bắn người: (Literally: to jerk as if shot) To be extremely startled.
  • Tôi giật bắn người khi cửa sập mạnh. (I jumped out of my skin when the door slammed.)

Học thuật

verb

1. to snatch, to win to shock, to give a shock, to pull