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Trời lạnh khiến anh ấy run giần giật.

Definition
  1. Adjective (Tính từ):
    • Slightly trembling, quivering: Describes a state of slight, rapid, and often involuntary trembling or shaking, typically due to cold, fear, or strong emotion. It is a reduplicative word (từ láy) that emphasizes the repetitive, shivering nature of the movement.
Usage Examples
  • Adjective:
    • Trời lạnh khiến anh ấy run giần giật. (The cold weather made him quiver.)
    • Cô bé sợ hãi, toàn thân giần giật. (The little girl was terrified, her whole body quivering.)
    • Nhìn cảnh tượng đó, tay chân tôi giần giật. (Seeing that scene, my limbs trembled.)
Advanced Usage
  • "run giần giật": to shiver/quiver intensely.
    • This is a very common collocation where "giần giật" intensifies the verb "run" (to shiver).
    • Cơn sốt khiến đứa trẻ run giần giật. (The fever caused the child to shiver violently.)
Variants and Related Words
  • Giật (động từ): To jerk, to twitch, to convulse. This is the root word. "Giần giật" is a softer, more continuous version of "giật".
    • Anh ta giật mình vì tiếng động lớn. (He was startled by the loud noise.)
  • Run (động từ): To shiver, to tremble. Often paired with "giần giật".
  • Co giật (động từ/tính từ): To convulse, convulsive. Indicates stronger, more violent muscular contractions than "giần giật".
    • Bệnh nhân lên cơn co giật. (The patient had a convulsive seizure.)
Synonyms
  • Run bần bật: To shiver uncontrollably (similar intensity, also a reduplicative word).
  • Rung rinh: To tremble, to quiver (often used for objects or from weakness, less intense than "giần giật").
  • Lập cập: To chatter (teeth), to tremble (often from cold or fear).
Notes on Meaning
  • Primary Meaning: The core meaning is a physical tremor that is slight, rapid, and repetitive. It is almost always used to describe a person's or animal's body or body part.
  • Figurative Use: It is rarely used in a purely figurative sense. Its use is strongly tied to physical sensation.
  • Emotional Cause: While often caused by cold ("rét"), it can also be caused by fear, nervousness, excitement, or illness.
giần giật

Trời lạnh khiến anh ấy run giần giật.

  1. (láy) To quiver
    • Rét run giần giật
      To quiver with cold
    • Giật gấu vá vai
      To rob Peter to pay Paul