hốt

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The Vietnamese word "hốt" has several meanings and uses, making it a versatile term in the language. Here’s a breakdown to help you understand it better:

Basic Meaning

1. To Scoop Up: In its most common usage, "hốt" means to scoop or gather something up, often with your hands. For example, if rice is spilled on the floor, you would "hốt gạo đánh vãi," meaning to scoop up the spilled rice with your hands.

Usage Instructions

• Context: Use "hốt" when you want to describe the action of quickly gathering or picking something up, especially in a casual or urgent manner.
• Formality: The word can be used in both formal and informal contexts, but be mindful of the situation as it can sound informal in some contexts.

Examples

1. Everyday Use:
   • "Hãy hốt gạo lại đi!" (Please scoop up the rice!)
2. Figurative Use:
   • "Cô ấy hốt được nhiều tiền từ việc bán hàng online." (She scooped up a lot of money from selling online.)

Advanced Usage

• Coining Money: "Hốt" can also refer to making money quickly or easily. For example, in the phrase "đi luôn lãi như thế thật là hốt của," it implies that someone's business is very profitable, almost as if they are "coining money."

Word Variants

• Hốt hoảng: This means to be startled or frightened. It combines "hốt" with "hoảng" (to panic), and it can be used to describe someone who is scared or surprised.

Different Meanings

• Scoop vs. Frightened: While the primary meaning relates to scooping or gathering, it can also refer to a feeling of being frightened or startled when combined with other words.

Synonyms

• Gather: "thu thập" (to collect)
• Pick up: "nhặt" (to pick up)
• Coin money: "kiếm tiền" (to earn money)

Summary

The word "hốt" is quite useful in everyday Vietnamese, whether you are talking about physically gathering something or describing a situation where someone is making money easily.

Academic

1. Ivory (bone) tablet (hold by mandarins when in formal dress)
2. Be frightened
3. Scoop up (with one's hands)
   • Hốt gạo đánh vãi
     To scoop up with one's hands some spilled rice.
4. (b) Coin (money)
   • Đi luôn lãi như thế thật là hốt của
     His trade is so profitable, he is just coining money.
5. (tiếng địa phương) như hót