hà hiếp

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hà hiếp

Một học sinh lớn hơn hà hiếp một học sinh nhỏ hơn ở sân trường.

Definition

Verb: - To oppress, to domineer: To use power or strength unfairly to control, intimidate, or treat someone cruelly, often someone weaker.

Usage

The verb "hà hiếp" describes an action where a person or group uses superior power, authority, or force to bully, tyrannize, or unjustly control others. It implies a deliberate and often repeated act of intimidation or cruelty. - It is used with a direct object (the person or group being oppressed). - It often carries a strong negative moral judgment.

Usage Examples
  • Verb:
    • Kẻ mạnh không nên hà hiếp kẻ yếu. (The strong should not oppress the weak.)
    • Bọn côn đồ thường xuyên hà hiếp người dân trong khu phố. (The gangsters regularly domineer over the people in the neighborhood.)
    • Không ai có quyền hà hiếp người khác. (No one has the right to oppress others.)
Advanced Usage
  • "hà hiếp" in a legal or social justice context: Often used to describe systemic abuse of power, such as by corrupt officials, bullies, or in situations of social injustice.
    • Luật pháp nghiêm cấm mọi hành vi hà hiếp người lao động. (The law strictly prohibits all acts of oppressing workers.)
Variants and Related Words
  • Ức hiếp (verb): To bully, to intimidate. This is a very close synonym, often used interchangeably.
  • Bắt nạt (verb): To bully. This is a more common, general term for bullying, sometimes perceived as slightly less severe than "hà hiếp".
  • Áp bức (verb): To oppress. This is a more formal term, often used in political or ideological contexts.
Synonyms
  • Oppress: To govern or treat cruelly or unjustly.
  • Domineer: To rule over or control arrogantly or tyrannically.
  • Tyrannize: To exercise absolute power cruelly and oppressively.
  • Bully: To use superior strength or influence to intimidate someone.
Related Idioms
  • Cá lớn nuốt cá bé / Mạnh được yếu thua: This idiom ("The big fish eats the small fish" / "The strong win, the weak lose") describes the concept of the powerful dominating the weak, which is the core idea behind "hà hiếp".
hà hiếp

Một học sinh lớn hơn hà hiếp một học sinh nhỏ hơn ở sân trường.

verb
  1. to oppress, to domineer
    • hà hiếp con trẻ
      to domineer over child