Definition

1. Intransitive Verb:
   • To emerge, to surface (from water): Describes the action of something, typically a part of a living being like a head or snout, rising above the surface of the water.
   • To strive to rise, to elevate oneself (through effort): Describes making a strenuous effort to raise oneself to a higher position, status, or level, often implying significant struggle.

Usage Examples

• Intransitive Verb:
  • Con rùa nhoi lên mặt nước để thở. (The turtle surfaced to breathe.)
  • Đàn cá nhoi lên đớp mồi. (The school of fish surfaced to snatch food.)
  • Anh ấy đã nhoi lên được vị trí quản lý sau nhiều năm cố gắng. (He managed to rise to a managerial position after many years of effort.)
  • Cô ấy cố nhoi lên khỏi đám đông để nhìn cho rõ. (She tried to raise herself above the crowd to see clearly.)

Advanced Usage

• "nhoi lên": This is the most common collocation. It combines the verb with the directional complement "lên" (up), emphasizing the upward movement of emerging or striving.
  • Mặt trời nhoi lên từ phía chân trời. (The sun emerged from the horizon.)
  • Nó phải nhoi lên từ một xuất phát điểm rất thấp. (He had to climb up from a very low starting point.)

Variants and Related Words

• Nhô lên: A near-synonym often used interchangeably with "nhoi lên" for "to emerge" or "to protrude," but "nhô lên" can be more general (e.g., a hill protruding) and may imply less strenuous effort than "nhoi."
• Trồi lên: To surface, to come up (often from water or underground). It shares the meaning of emerging but is more neutral regarding the level of effort.
• Ngoi lên: To come up to the surface (of water), to float up. It is very specific to emerging from water.

Synonyms

• Xuất hiện: To appear. (More general, not specific to surfacing or strenuous effort.)
• Trồi lên: To surface, to emerge. (As above.)
• Vươn lên: To strive upward, to rise. (Emphasizes effort and growth, often in a figurative sense.)

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

• Nhoi đầu lên: To stick one's head up (out of water or above an obstacle).
  • Đứa trẻ nhoi đầu lên khỏi mặt nước, cười tươi. (The child stuck his head above the water, smiling brightly.)

Related Idioms

• Nhoi lên từ đáy xã hội: To rise up from the bottom of society. (Implies an arduous climb from a very low social or economic position.)
  • Câu chuyện về một người nhoi lên từ đáy xã hội rất truyền cảm hứng. (The story of a person rising from the bottom of society is very inspiring.)

1. Emerge
   • Nhoi lên mặt nước
     To emerge to the surface of the water