Definition

1. Verb:
   • To move slightly, to shift a little bit: "nhích" describes a very small, careful, or gradual movement, often of an object or one's own body position.
   • To inch: This is a direct and common translation, capturing the sense of moving by very small degrees.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Anh ấy nhích chiếc ghế lại gần bàn. (He inched the chair closer to the table.)
  • Xe cộ nhích từng chút một trong giờ cao điểm. (Traffic inched along bit by bit during rush hour.)
  • Hãy nhích sang bên phải một chút. (Please move to the right a little bit.)

Advanced Usage

• "nhích lên" / "nhích xuống": to inch/move up or down slightly.
  • Cậu bé nhích lên phía đầu giường để ngồi dậy. (The boy inched up toward the head of the bed to sit up.)
• "nhích lại gần": to move/edge closer.
  • Cô ấy nhích lại gần để nghe rõ hơn. (She edged closer to hear better.)
• "nhích từng chút một": to inch forward/along very slowly and gradually.
  • Đoàn người nhích từng chút một về phía cổng. (The crowd inched forward bit by bit toward the gate.)

Variants and Related Words

• Nhúc nhích (verb): to stir, to make a slight movement (often implies fidgeting or being unable to stay still).
  • Đứa trẻ không thể ngồi yên, cứ nhúc nhích suốt. (The child couldn't sit still, he kept fidgeting.)
• Chuyển dịch (verb): to shift, to move (a more general and formal term than "nhích").

Synonyms

• Dịch chuyển: to shift, to displace (can be used for larger movements).
• Di chuyển: to move (general term).
• Lê từng bước: to drag one's feet, to shuffle (emphasizes slow, difficult movement).

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

• Nhích qua nhích lại: to move back and forth slightly.
  • Chiếc thuyền nhích qua nhích lại trên mặt nước. (The boat rocked back and forth slightly on the water.)

Related Idioms

• Nhích như rùa bò: To move as slowly as a turtle crawling (to inch along at a snail's pace).
  • Đường kẹt xe, xe chạy nhích như rùa bò. (The road was jammed, cars were moving as slowly as turtles.)

1. Inch
   • Nhích sang bên phải
     To inch [to the] roght