Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Hasty, Rash: Acting with excessive speed or urgency, often without careful thought or consideration, which can lead to mistakes or poor judgment.
   • Hurried: Done quickly due to a lack of time or patience, typically in a flustered or rushed manner.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Anh ấy là người rất hấp tấp, nên hay mắc lỗi. (He is a very hasty person, so he often makes mistakes.)
  • Đừng hấp tấp đưa ra quyết định quan trọng. (Don't make important decisions in a rash manner.)
  • Cô ấy trả lời một cách hấp tấp vì đang vội. (She answered in a hurried way because she was in a rush.)

Advanced Usage

• The word "hấp tấp" often carries a negative connotation, implying that the action is not just fast, but imprudent or careless due to its speed.
• It can describe a person's inherent character trait or a specific manner of acting in a situation.

Variants and Related Words

• Vội vàng (adj): Hurried, hasty. While similar, can be slightly more neutral, emphasizing lack of time, whereas emphasizes lack of careful thought.
• Lật đật (adj): Bustling, hurriedly (often describing movement). It shares the meaning of doing things quickly but focuses more on the physical busyness.

Synonyms

• Rash: Acting without careful consideration.
• Precipitate: Done with sudden or rash haste.
• Impulsive: Acting suddenly without planning.

Related Idioms

• Hấp tấp ăn cám: Literally "to be hasty and eat bran," meaning to act too hastily and suffer bad consequences, similar to "haste makes waste."
  • Cứ từ từ, hấp tấp ăn cám đấy. (Take it slow, haste makes waste.)

adj

1. hasty, hurried