mọc
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Definition
Verb:
- To grow: To begin to develop and emerge from a surface, typically used for plants, hair, or teeth.
- To rise: To appear above the horizon, used for celestial bodies like the sun or moon.
- To spring up / to appear: To emerge or be constructed suddenly, often used for buildings or other structures.
Noun:
- A traditional Vietnamese dish made from minced pork, often shaped into balls and steamed or boiled, commonly served with noodles (bún) or in soup.
Usage Examples
Verb:
- Cỏ mọc đầy trong vườn. (Grass grows all over the garden.)
- Mặt trời mọc lúc 6 giờ sáng. (The sun rises at 6 a.m.)
- Nhiều tòa nhà cao tầng mọc lên ở trung tâm thành phố. (Many high-rise buildings are springing up in the city center.)
Noun:
- Tôi gọi một tô bún mọc. (I ordered a bowl of noodle soup with pork meatballs.)
Advanced Usage
"mọc răng": to teethe (for babies).
- Đứa bé đang mọc răng nên hay sốt. (The baby is teething so it often has a fever.)
"mọc lên": to sprout up, to emerge (emphasizing the upward movement).
- Sau cơn mưa, nấm mọc lên khắp nơi. (After the rain, mushrooms sprouted up everywhere.)
Variants and Related Words
Mầm mọc (n/v): sprout growing.
- Hạt giống đã bắt đầu mầm mọc. (The seed has begun to sprout.)
Mọc lại (v): to grow back.
- Tóc anh ấy mọc lại rất nhanh sau khi cắt. (His hair grows back very quickly after a haircut.)
Synonyms
- Grow: to increase in size or develop.
- Rise: to move upward, especially for the sun.
- Sprout: to begin to grow; to put out shoots.
- Appear: to come into sight.
Related Idioms
Mọc sừng: (literally: to grow horns) a colloquial and humorous idiom meaning to be cheated on by one's spouse.
- Anh ta lo sợ vợ mình mọc sừng. (He is afraid his wife is cheating on him.)
Mọc từ dưới đất lên: (literally: to grow up from the ground) to appear or spring up in great numbers.
- Quán cà phê mọc lên như nấm sau mưa. (Coffee shops are springing up like mushrooms after the rain.)
verb
- to shoot;to grow; to rise
- mấy giờ mặt trời mọcWhat time does the sun rise