Definition

1. Verb:
   • To crush; to trample; to stamp (on): To press down heavily with the foot or feet, often causing damage or destruction to the object beneath.

Usage

• The verb giẵm describes the action of forcefully bringing one's foot down onto something. It implies pressure and often a negative consequence for the object being stepped on, such as breaking, flattening, or soiling it. It is used for both intentional and accidental actions.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Đừng giẵm lên cỏ! (Don't trample on the grass!)
  • Cô ấy vô tình giẵm phải chân tôi. (She accidentally stepped on my foot.)
  • Đám đông giẵm nát hoa trong vườn. (The crowd trampled the flowers in the garden flat.)

Advanced Usage

• "giẵm đạp": To trample underfoot; to treat with contempt or cruelty. This is a compound word where giẵm is combined with đạp (to kick, to step) for emphasis.
  • Kẻ mạnh không nên giẵm đạp lên kẻ yếu. (The strong should not trample on the weak.)

Variants and Related Words

• Giẫm: This is the more common standard spelling of the same word. Giẵm and giẫm are complete synonyms and can be used interchangeably.
  • Anh ta giẫm phải một mảnh kính. (He stepped on a piece of glass.)
• Dẫm: An alternative, less common spelling for giẫm/giẵm.
• Dậm: A related verb meaning to stamp one's foot (e.g., in anger or to the rhythm of music), but not necessarily to crush something underneath.
  • Cô bé dậm chân vì tức giận. (The little girl stamped her foot in anger.)

Synonyms

• Nện: To stamp or pound (can be more forceful/repetitive).
• Đạp: To step on, to kick (broader meaning, not always implying crushing).
• Chà đạp: To trample, to oppress (similar to "giẵm đạp").

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

• giẵm phải: To step on (something) unintentionally.
  • Tôi giẵm phải con giun. (I stepped on a worm.)
• giẵm lên: To step/trample on (something).
  • Xin đừng giẵm lên thảm mới. (Please don't step on the new carpet.)

Related Idioms

• Giẵm chân tại chỗ: Literally "to stamp one's feet in place," meaning to make no progress, to be stuck.
  • Dự án này đang giẵm chân tại chỗ. (This project is stuck/making no progress.)

verb

1. to crush; to trample; to stamp (on)