hụp
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Definition
Verb: 1. To dive under the water: To briefly submerge one's head or body completely underwater, often in a quick, repeated, or playful manner. This action is typically done in a stationary or near-stationary position, not involving swimming a distance. 2. To dunk: To quickly immerse something, often oneself, into a liquid.
Usage Examples
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- Trẻ con thích hụp trong hồ bơi. (Children like to dive under in the swimming pool.)
- Anh ấy hụp xuống nước để tìm chiếc nhẫn. (He ducked under the water to look for the ring.)
- Trời nóng, tôi chỉ muốn hụp mặt vào chậu nước. (It's hot, I just want to dunk my face in a basin of water.)
Advanced Usage
- "hụp lặn": This compound verb combines "hụp" (to dive under) and "lặn" (to dive/swim underwater). It emphasizes the action of diving and submerging.
- Chúng tôi hụp lặn để ngắm san hô. (We dove and submerged to look at the coral.)
- "hụp xuống" / "hụp sâu xuống": These phrases specify the downward direction and depth of the dive.
- Con rùa hụp sâu xuống đáy hồ. (The turtle dove deep down to the bottom of the lake.)
Variants and Related Words
- Lặn (verb): To dive; to swim underwater, often for a longer duration or distance than "hụp".
- Ngụp (verb): Often used interchangeably with "hụp", but can sometimes imply a more clumsy or struggling submersion.
- Ngụp lặn (compound verb): To dive and submerge; often used figuratively to mean struggling through difficulties (e.g., in life or business).
Synonyms
- Duck (verb): To quickly lower the head or body, especially to avoid something or to go underwater briefly.
- Submerge (verb): To cause to be under water. (More formal and general than "hụp").
- Immerse (verb): To dip or submerge in a liquid. (Can be used for objects as well).
Related Phrases
- Hụp nước: To dive/duck into the water.
- Một ngày nóng, được hụp nước ở sông thật sảng khoái. (On a hot day, diving into the river water is so refreshing.)
- Hụp bát canh: To dunk one's rice or bread into a bowl of soup/broth. (A figurative use related to the dipping action).
- Bánh mì nóng hụp bát phở là ngon nhất. (Hot bread dunked in a bowl of pho broth is the best.)