nhắm
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Definition
- Verb:
- To aim at; to train (a weapon, gaze, etc.): To direct something (like a gun, eyes, or attention) toward a specific target or goal.
- To close; to shut (one's eyes): To bring the eyelids together so that they are touching.
Usage Examples
- Verb (to aim):
- Anh ấy nhắm súng vào mục tiêu. (He aimed the gun at the target.)
- Cô ấy nhắm mục tiêu trở thành bác sĩ. (She set her sights on the goal of becoming a doctor.)
- Verb (to close eyes):
- Em bé nhắm mắt ngủ. (The baby closed his eyes to sleep.)
- Hãy nhắm mắt lại và thư giãn. (Please shut your eyes and relax.)
Advanced Usage
- "nhắm mắt" (idiomatic): Literally "to close one's eyes," often used to mean to die or to ignore something intentionally.
- Ông ấy đã nhắm mắt xuôi tay. (He has passed away.)
- Đừng nhắm mắt làm ngơ trước sự thật. (Don't turn a blind eye to the truth.)
- "nhắm mắt mua liều" (idiom): To buy something blindly/without checking; to buy a pig in a poke.
- Không nên nhắm mắt mua liều. (You shouldn't buy something sight unseen.)
Variants and Related Words
- Nhắm nháp (verb): To sip (alcohol) while eating small bites of food. This is a compound word.
- Họ ngồi nhắm nháp vài chén rượu. (They sat sipping a few cups of rice wine with snacks.)
- Nhắm mục tiêu (verb phrase): To target; to aim for a goal.
- Công ty đang nhắm mục tiêu vào thị trường trẻ. (The company is targeting the youth market.)
Synonyms
- Nhằm (verb): To intend; to aim for. (Note: "Nhằm" is often used for abstract goals, while "nhắm" can be more physical.)
- Mục đích của dự án là nhằm nâng cao chất lượng. (The project's purpose is to aim at improving quality.)
- Ngắm (verb): To look at; to gaze; to sight (often for aiming). The meanings of "nhắm" and "ngắm" can overlap.
- Anh ta ngắm bia trước khi bắn. (He sighted the target before shooting.)
- Nhíu (verb): To squint; to partially close (eyes). This is different from fully closing ("nhắm").
- Cô ấy nhíu mắt lại dưới ánh nắng. (She squinted her eyes in the sunlight.)
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)
- Nhắm tới: To aim for; to be directed toward.
- Những lời chỉ trích này nhắm tới giám đốc. (These criticisms are aimed at the director.)
- Nhắm vào: To aim at; to target.
- Chiến dịch quảng cáo nhắm vào khách hàng nội địa. (The ad campaign targets domestic customers.)
Related Idioms
- Nhắm mắt đưa chân: Literally "to close one's eyes and extend a foot," meaning to proceed blindly or trustingly into a situation (like marriage).
- Cô ấy nhắm mắt đưa chân lấy một người chưa hiểu rõ. (She blindly married a man she didn't fully know.)
verb
- to aim at; to train
- nhắm bắn người nàoto aim a gun at someone
verb
- to close; to shut (one's eyes)