ngồi dậy

Cô ấy ngồi dậy khi nghe thấy tiếng chuông.

Definition

1. Verb phrase:
   • To sit up: The primary meaning of "ngồi dậy" is to move from a lying or reclining position (e.g., in bed) to an upright sitting position.
   • To rise to a sitting position: It describes the specific action of lifting one's torso from a horizontal to a vertical seated posture.

Usage Examples

• Verb phrase:
  • Bệnh nhân đã có thể ngồi dậy. (The patient was able to sit up.)
  • Cô ấy ngồi dậy khi nghe thấy tiếng chuông. (She sat up when she heard the bell.)
  • Đứa trẻ ngồi dậy trên giường. (The child sat up in bed.)

Advanced Usage

• "ngồi dậy học bài": to sit up and study.

  • Dù rất mệt, nó vẫn ngồi dậy học bài. (Even though very tired, he still sat up to study.)

• Used figuratively to imply alertness or sudden attention:

  • Nghe tin đó, cả hội trường ngồi dậy. (Hearing that news, the entire hall sat up [became alert].)

Variants and Related Words

• Ngồi (v): to sit.

  • Chúng tôi ngồi trên ghế sofa. (We sit on the sofa.)

• Ngồi thẳng (v): to sit up straight.

  • Giáo viên bảo học sinh ngồi thẳng. (The teacher told the students to sit up straight.)

• Thức dậy (v): to wake up (from sleep).

  • Tôi thức dậy lúc 6 giờ sáng. (I wake up at 6 a.m.)

Synonyms

• Sit up: to rise to a sitting position.
• Raise oneself up: to lift one's body.

Related Idioms

• Ngồi dậy được, nằm xuống không: (Literal: Can sit up, but cannot lie down) Used to describe a very crowded or cramped space with no room to recline.
  • Xe khách đông nghẹt, khách ngồi dậy được, nằm xuống không. (The bus was packed; passengers could sit up but had no room to lie down.)