Definition

1. Verb:

   • To cause; to create; to generate: To be the source or reason for something to happen, exist, or come into being. It often refers to initiating a situation, effect, or state.
   • To provoke; to incite: To stir up or stimulate a reaction, often a negative one like conflict or emotion.
   • (Less common) To cultivate; to build up: To gradually develop or establish something, such as capital or a breed.

2. Adjective:

   • Greasy; rancid: Describes food, especially fat or oil, that has an unpleasant, strong smell or taste due to being overly fatty or spoiled.

Usage Examples

• Verb (to cause/create):
  • Tiếng ồn gây ra mất tập trung. (Noise causes a loss of concentration.)
  • Dự án này gây ấn tượng mạnh với các nhà đầu tư. (This project creates a strong impression on investors.)
• Verb (to provoke):
  • Lời nói thiếu suy nghĩ có thể gây hiểu lầm. (Thoughtless words can provoke misunderstandings.)
  • Hành động đó gây phẫn nộ trong cộng đồng. (That action incited outrage in the community.)
• Adjective (greasy):
  • Món thịt kho này ăn hơi gây. (This braised pork dish tastes a bit greasy.)
  • Mùi mỡ gây khó chịu. (The smell of rancid fat is unpleasant.)

Advanced Usage

• "gây dựng": to build up, to establish (often from a small beginning).
  • Họ cùng nhau gây dựng sự nghiệp. (They built up their career together.)
• "gây giống": to breed animals or cultivate plant varieties.
  • Trang trại chuyên gây giống gia cầm. (The farm specializes in breeding poultry.)

Variants and Related Words

• Gây gổ (v): to quarrel, to pick a fight.
  • Anh ta thích gây gổ với người khác. (He likes to pick fights with others.)
• Gây hấn (v): to show aggression, to provoke a conflict.
  • Đội đối thủ có hành động gây hấn. (The opposing team made an aggressive/provocative move.)
• Gây mê (v): to anesthetize.
  • Bệnh nhân được gây mê trước khi phẫu thuật. (The patient was anesthetized before surgery.)

Synonyms

• Cause: to make something happen.
• Create: to bring something into existence.
• Provoke: to stimulate or give rise to a reaction.
• Generate: to produce or create.

Related Idioms

• Gây chuyện: to stir up trouble, to start something.
  • Đừng có gây chuyện vô cớ. (Don't stir up trouble for no reason.)
• Gây vốn: to raise capital, to accumulate funds.
  • Công ty đang tìm cách gây vốn mở rộng. (The company is finding ways to raise capital for expansion.)

verb

1. to quarrel

verb

1. to excite; to cause; to create