Definition

Verb: - To push (something) into (something else): To apply force to an object to move it into a confined space, opening, or specific location. Often implies a careful, deliberate, or repeated action of inserting. - To poke/stoke (a fire): Specifically, to push fuel (like firewood or coal) into a fire to maintain or increase its intensity.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Nhui củi vào bếp. (To push firewood into the stove/fireplace.)
  • Cô ấy nhui than vào lò sưởi. (She poked coal into the heater.)
  • Đừng nhui tay vào ổ điện. (Don't poke your fingers into the electrical socket.)

Advanced Usage

• "nhui nhủi": A reduplicative form indicating a repeated, gentle, or persistent action of poking or pushing something in.
  • Nó cứ nhui nhủi cái bút vào lỗ hổng. (He kept poking the pen into the hole repeatedly.)

Variants and Related Words

• Đẩy (v): To push. A more general synonym.
• Cho vào (v): To put into. A more common and general phrase.
• Xọc (v): To thrust or stab into. Implies a sharper, more forceful action.
• Ngoáy (v): To poke or prod, often with a twisting motion (e.g., ngoáy tai - to clean one's ear).

Synonyms

• Thọc (v): To thrust, to jab into.
• Chọc (v): To poke, to prod.

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

(Note: As a single verb, "nhui" is not commonly part of phrasal verb constructions in the same way English verbs are. Its meaning is typically conveyed with a direct object and a prepositional phrase indicating the target.)

Related Idioms

(Note: "Nhui" is a specific action verb and is not commonly found in idiomatic expressions.)

1. Push in
   • Nhui củi vào bếp
     To push a bit of firewood into the fire