nhét

Thân thiện

Một cậu bé nhét quần áo vào chiếc ba lô màu xanh.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To stuff or cram: To forcefully push or squeeze something into a confined space until it is full or tight.
   • To pack: To fill a space tightly with people or things.
   • To slip: To insert something, often discreetly, into a small opening or pocket.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Nhét áo quần vào bị. (To stuff clothing into a bag.)
  • Hết chỗ rồi đừng nhét thêm hành khách nữa. (It is full up, don't pack in any more passengers.)
  • Nhét bức thư vào túi. (To slip a letter into one's pocket.)
  • No quá không nhét được nữa. (To be unable to stuff because one is too full with food.)

Advanced Usage

• "nhét tiền": to slip money (to someone), often implying a bribe or discreet payment.

  • Hắn nhét tiền cho cảnh sát để được thả. (He slipped money to the police to be released.)

• "nhét đầy": to cram full.

  • Cậu bé nhét đầy kẹo vào túi. (The boy crammed his pocket full of candy.)

Variants and Related Words

• Nhồi nhét (v): to cram, often used in educational contexts (e.g., cramming for an exam) or for overfilling.
  • Học sinh phải nhồi nhét kiến thức trước kỳ thi. (Students have to cram knowledge before the exam.)

Synonyms

• Stuff: to fill tightly.
• Cram: to force something into a space.
• Pack: to fill a space completely.
• Shove: to push roughly.
• Insert: to put something into something else.

Related Idioms

• Nhét chữ vào tai: Literally "to stuff words into the ear," meaning to give advice that someone refuses to listen to.

  • Nói mãi như nhét chữ vào tai. (Talking to him is like stuffing words into a deaf ear.)

• Nhét cơm vào mồm: Literally "to stuff rice into the mouth," a crude expression meaning to force someone to eat or, figuratively, to force an opinion or fact on someone.

  • Đừng có nhét cơm vào mồm người khác. (Don't force your opinions down other people's throats.)

Học thuật

1. stuff, cram
   • Nhét áo quần vào bị
     To stuff clothing into a bag
   • No quá không nhét được nữa
     To be unable to stuff because one is too full with food
2. Pack
   • Hết chỗ rồi đừng nhét thêm hành khách nữa
     It is full up, don't pack in any more passengers
3. Slip
   • Nhét bức thư vào túi
     To slip a letter into one's pocket