nghếch

Thân thiện

Đứa trẻ nghếch mắt nhìn chùm hồng bì trên cây.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To look bewildered or puzzled: To stare with a vacant, confused, or dazed expression, often due to surprise, lack of understanding, or simple curiosity.
   • To look up (at something): To direct one's gaze upward, typically to look at something situated above eye level.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Cậu bé đứng nghếch giữa chợ, không biết đường về. (The boy stood looking bewildered in the market, not knowing the way home.)
  • Nó nghếch nhìn lên ngọn cây cao. (He looked up at the top of the tall tree.)

Advanced Usage

• The word "nghếch" often implies a sense of passivity, idle staring, or simple-minded wonder. It is not typically used for intentional, focused observation.
• "Nghếch mắt" is a common variant that emphasizes the action of using one's eyes in this manner.

Variants and Related Words

• Nghếch mắt (v): To gawk, to stare vacantly or look up idly. This is a more complete form of the verb.
  • Đừng nghếch mắt nhìn người ta như thế. (Don't gawk at people like that.)

Synonyms

• To gawk: To stare openly and stupidly.
• To gaze vacantly: To look without intelligent expression or focus.
• To look up: To direct one's eyes upward.

Related Idioms

• Nghếch mặt lên: To tilt one's face upward (often with a connotation of naivety or cluelessness).
  • Nó nghếch mặt lên nghe giảng mà chẳng hiểu gì. (He tilted his face up listening to the lecture but didn't understand anything.)

Học thuật

1. Look bewildered, look puzzled
   • Đứng nghếch ở giữa phố
     To stand looking bewildered in the streets
2. Look up
   • Nghếch chùm quả trên cây
     To look up at bunch of fruit on a tree