Definition

1. Verb:
   • To cram: To force a large amount of information, knowledge, or ideas into someone's mind, especially in a short period and without allowing for deep understanding.
   • To stuff / to overfill: To force an excessive amount of physical material, especially food, into a confined space, such as one's stomach.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Giáo viên không nên nhồi nhét kiến thức cho học sinh trước kỳ thi. (Teachers should not cram knowledge into students before the exam.)
  • Đừng nhồi nhét quần áo vào vali như thế. (Don't stuff clothes into the suitcase like that.)
  • Cậu bé nhồi nhét bánh kẹo vào miệng. (The boy stuffed cakes and candy into his mouth.)

Advanced Usage

• Used figuratively to describe the forceful imposition of ideologies, propaganda, or unhealthy concepts.
  • Một số chế độ dùng truyền thông để nhồi nhét tư tưởng. (Some regimes use media to cram ideology [into people].)

Variants and Related Words

• Nhồi (v): To stuff, to pad (e.g., stuffing a pillow). Can also mean to cram in a less intensive sense than "nhồi nhét."
• Nhét (v): To shove, to stick something into a place. Often used in combination with "nhồi" for emphasis.

Synonyms

• Cram: To study intensively just before an exam; to force things into a space.
• Stuff: To fill something tightly.
• Overfeed: To give too much food.
• Inculcate: To instill an idea or attitude persistently (often used in a neutral or positive sense, whereas "nhồi nhét" is typically negative).

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Nhồi nhét kiến thức: To cram knowledge (specifically in an educational context).
• Nhồi nhét thức ăn: To stuff oneself with food, to overeat.

1. Cram, fill (one's stomach)