Definition

1. Verb:
   • To dive; to submerge oneself repeatedly in water: "hụp lặn" describes the action of going underwater and coming back up, often repeatedly, for play, swimming, or bathing.
   • To bob up and down in water: It can also imply a quick, repeated dipping motion of the head or body in a body of water.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Những đứa trẻ đang hụp lặn dưới hồ bơi. (The children are diving/bobbing up and down in the swimming pool.)
  • Anh ấy thích hụp lặn ở biển vào mỗi buổi sáng. (He likes to dive in the sea every morning.)

Advanced Usage

• "hụp lặn dưới nước": to dive/submerge underwater.
  • Cá heo có thể hụp lặn dưới nước rất lâu. (Dolphins can dive underwater for a very long time.)

Variants and Related Words

• Hụp (verb): A more common, shorter synonym for "hụp lặn," meaning to dip or dunk oneself briefly in water.
  • Tôi chỉ hụp một cái cho mát. (I just took a quick dip to cool off.)
• Lặn (verb): To dive or submerge, often with a connotation of going deeper or staying underwater longer, such as in scuba diving ("lặn biển").
  • Anh ấy học lặn để ngắm san hô. (He is learning to dive to see coral.)

Synonyms

• Ngụp lặn (verb): A synonym with the same meaning, often used interchangeably.
• Dìm mình (verb): To immerse oneself.

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

Note: As a single verb, "hụp lặn" is not typically broken into phrasal verb constructions in Vietnamese. The action is expressed by the verb itself.

Related Idioms

• "Hụp lặn trong khó khăn": (To be) struggling/tossing in difficulties. (This is a figurative, advanced usage comparing life's struggles to bobbing in turbulent water.)
  • Công ty đang hụp lặn trong khó khăn tài chính. (The company is struggling in financial difficulties.)

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