Definition

1. Verb:
   • To push: To apply force to (something or someone) in order to move it away from oneself or from its current position.
   • To shove: To push (someone or something) in a rough or forceful way.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Họ đang giu chiếc xe bị hỏng vào lề đường. (They are pushing the broken-down car to the side of the road.)
  • Đừng giu tôi! (Don't shove me!)
  • Cậu bé giu cánh cửa nặng nề để mở ra. (The boy pushed the heavy door to open it.)

Advanced Usage

• "giu ngã": To push over; to cause someone or something to fall by pushing.
  • Trong lúc tranh cãi, anh ta đã giu ngã đối thủ. (During the argument, he pushed over his opponent.)
• "giu tới" / "giu tới trước": To push forward; to advance something or oneself aggressively.
  • Cô ấy luôn giu tới trong sự nghiệp của mình. (She always pushes forward in her career.)

Variants and Related Words

• Đẩy: This is the more common and standard Vietnamese word for "to push". "Giu" is less common and can sound more colloquial or regional.
• Xô: Often implies a stronger, more sudden, or rougher push, similar to "shove" or "jostle".
• Thúc: Can mean to push from behind, to urge, or to prod.

Synonyms

• Đẩy: To push.
• Xô: To shove, to jostle.
• Thúc: To prod, to urge.

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

• Giu vào: To push into.
  • Anh ta giu những tờ tiền vào túi. (He pushed the bills into his pocket.)
• Giu ra: To push out.
  • Họ giu kẻ xâm nhập ra khỏi cửa. (They pushed the intruder out the door.)

Related Idioms

• Giu trách nhiệm cho ai: To push/shift the responsibility onto someone.
  • Anh ta luôn tìm cách giu trách nhiệm cho người khác. (He always tries to push the responsibility onto others.)