Definition

1. Verb:
   • To pick; to pluck; to gather: The primary meaning of "hái" is to remove something, typically flowers, fruits, leaves, or crops, from a plant or tree by hand. It implies a deliberate, selective action of harvesting.
   • To reap; to harvest (figurative): In a metaphorical sense, "hái" can mean to obtain a positive result, such as success or profit, often as a consequence of prior effort.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Cô ấy hái một bông hồng trong vườn. (She picked a rose in the garden.)
  • Nông dân đang hái chè trên đồi. (The farmers are picking tea on the hill.)
  • Sau nhiều năm học tập, anh ấy đã hái được thành công. (After many years of study, he has reaped success.)

Advanced Usage

• "hái lộc": to pick buds/young leaves (often during Lunar New Year for luck).

  • Đầu năm mọi người thường đi chùa hái lộc. (At the beginning of the year, people often go to the temple to pick lucky buds.)

• "hái ra tiền" (colloquial): to make money easily (literally: to pick money like fruit).

  • Công việc kinh doanh mới của họ đúng là hái ra tiền. (Their new business is literally making money hand over fist.)

Variants and Related Words

• Gặt hái (v): to reap; to harvest (used both literally for grains and figuratively for results).
  • Họ đang gặt hái lúa. (They are harvesting rice.)
  • Cô ấy gặt hái nhiều thành tựu trong sự nghiệp. (She has reaped many achievements in her career.)

Synonyms

• Pick: to choose and remove from a plant.
• Pluck: to pull or pick off, especially flowers or fruit.
• Gather: to collect by picking.
• Harvest: to gather a ripe crop.

Related Idioms

• "Có gieo có hái" / "Gieo gió, gặt bão": You reap what you sow.
  • Anh ta lừa dối mọi người và giờ bị cô lập, đúng là gieo gió gặt bão. (He deceived people and is now isolated, truly, you reap what you sow.)

verb

1. to pluck; to gather
   • hái hoa
     to gather flowers