giật
Definition
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.
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.)
verb
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to snatch, to win to shock, to give a shock, to pull
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