nài nỉ
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Definition
- Verb:
- To beg or to plead: To ask someone earnestly or desperately for something, often repeatedly.
- To insist or to urge persistently: To continue asking or persuading someone firmly and patiently to do or accept something.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Đứa trẻ nài nỉ mẹ mua cho đồ chơi. (The child begged his mother to buy him a toy.)
- Cô ấy nài nỉ tôi ở lại thêm vài ngày. (She insisted that I stay a few more days.)
- Anh ấy nài nỉ tôi chấp nhận lời đề nghị. (He urged me persistently to accept the offer.)
Advanced Usage
- The verb often implies a gentle, patient, but unrelenting pressure, more than a single forceful demand. It conveys a tone of earnest supplication.
Variants and Related Words
- Nài (v): A shorter, sometimes slightly stronger form meaning to insist or press for something.
- Tôi nài anh ấy uống thêm một ly. (I insisted he drink one more glass.)
- Van nài (v): To beseech; to implore desperately. This is more intense than "nài nỉ."
- Họ van nài kẻ bắt cóc thả con họ ra. (They beseeched the kidnapper to release their child.)
Synonyms
- Beg: To ask earnestly or humbly for something.
- Plead: To make an emotional appeal.
- Urge: To try earnestly or persistently to persuade.
- Implore: To beg desperately.
Related Idioms
- Năn nỉ ỉ ôi: To whine and beg incessantly (often used for children).
- Đừng có năn nỉ ỉ ôi nữa! (Stop whining and begging!)