Definition

1. Verb:
   • To skip, to skip over: The primary meaning of "nhảy cóc" is to intentionally omit or pass over parts of something while reading, learning, or performing a sequence. It implies a non-linear or selective progression, jumping from one point to another while leaving out intermediate sections.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Khi đọc sách, cậu ấy có thói quen nhảy cóc những trang mô tả dài dòng. (When reading books, he has a habit of skipping over long descriptive pages.)
  • Đừng nhảy cóc các bước trong hướng dẫn, nếu không bạn sẽ làm hỏng máy. (Don't skip steps in the manual, or you'll break the machine.)
  • Học sinh đó thường nhảy cóc những bài tập khó. (That student often skips the difficult exercises.)

Advanced Usage

• "nhảy cóc lớp": to skip a grade (in school).

  • Nhờ học giỏi, em ấy được nhảy cóc lên lớp 3. (Due to excellent academic performance, she was allowed to skip to the 3rd grade.)

• "đọc nhảy cóc": to read by skipping parts.

  • Tôi chỉ có 10 phút nên phải đọc nhảy cóc bài báo này. (I only have 10 minutes, so I have to read this article by skipping parts.)

Variants and Related Words

• Bỏ qua (verb): to pass over, to omit. This is a more general synonym.
• Lướt qua (verb): to skim over, to glance over. This implies a quicker, less thorough action than "nhảy cóc".
• Nhảy (verb): to jump. The root verb, forming the imagery of the compound word.

Synonyms

• Bỏ qua: to pass over, to omit.
• Lướt qua: to skim over.
• Bỏ sót: to miss out (though this can imply accidental omission).

Related Phrases

• Học nhảy cóc: to study by skipping topics/chapters.
  • Học nhảy cóc cho kỳ thi thường không mang lại kết quả tốt. (Studying by skipping topics for an exam usually doesn't yield good results.)

Related Idioms

• (Không có a direct, common idiom using "nhảy cóc" itself. The term is already a metaphorical phrase comparing the action to a frog's jump.)

1. Skip
   • Khi đọc anh ấy hay nhảy cóc một đoạn
     He skips as he read