gìm
Definition
- Verb:
- To press down, to hold down, to submerge: To exert downward force on something, often to keep it beneath a surface or to restrain its movement.
- To suppress, to stifle, to quell: To prevent something (like an emotion, a sound, an action, or information) from being expressed, heard, or continuing.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Cô ấy gìm chiếc phao xuống nước. (She pressed the float down into the water.)
- Anh ấy cố gắng gìm cơn giận. (He tried to suppress his anger.)
- Không ai có thể gìm được tiếng cười. (No one could stifle the laughter.)
Advanced Usage
- "gìm lại": to hold back, to restrain.
- Anh ta phải gìm lại bước chân. (He had to hold back his steps.)
- "gìm xuống": to press down, to push down.
- Gìm nắp hộp xuống cho chặt. (Press the box lid down tightly.)
Variants and Related Words
- Dìm (verb): A common variant spelling of "gìm" with the same core meanings of submerging or suppressing.
- dìm chết (to drown)
- bị dìm trong quên lãng (to be sunk into oblivion)
- Nén (verb): to suppress, to hold in (often for emotions).
- Đè (verb): to press, to hold down (more physical).
Synonyms
- Nén: to restrain, to hold in.
- Kìm hãm: to curb, to restrain.
- Đè nén: to oppress, to suppress.
- Chế ngự: to control, to master (often emotions or situations).
Related Phrasal Verbs / Verb Phrases
- Gìm chân: to pin down, to hold someone in place (literally or figuratively).
- Công việc gia đình gìm chân cô ấy. (Family work pins her down.)
- Gìm phanh: to slam on the brakes.
- Tài xế phải gìm phanh gấp. (The driver had to slam on the brakes suddenly.)
Related Idioms
- Gìm tiếng thở dài: to suppress a sigh.
- Cô gìm tiếng thở dài, cố tỏ ra mạnh mẽ. (She suppressed a sigh, trying to appear strong.)
- (Bị) gìm trong bóng tối: (to be) kept in the dark, suppressed and hidden.
- Sự thật bị gìm trong bóng tối nhiều năm. (The truth was kept in the dark for many years.)