Definition

1. Intransitive Verb:
   • To begin to show, to sprout, to emerge: Refers to the initial appearance or emergence of something, typically something small, new, or growing, from a concealed or internal state. It often describes the first visible stage of growth.
   • To peek out, to protrude slightly: Can describe something starting to appear or stick out a little bit from a surface or an opening.

Usage Examples

• Intransitive Verb:
  • Mầm cây mới nhú. (The tree's buds have just begun to sprout.)
  • Răng khôn của anh ấy đang nhú. (His wisdom tooth is starting to come in.)
  • Mặt trời nhú lên từ phía đằng đông. (The sun peeked out from the east.)
  • Những ý tưởng mới bắt đầu nhú lên trong đầu cô ấy. (New ideas began to emerge in her mind.)

Advanced Usage

• "nhú lên": To sprout up, to emerge. This phrasal form emphasizes the upward or outward movement of emergence.

  • Cỏ dại nhú lên sau cơn mưa. (Weeds sprouted up after the rain.)

• "mới nhú": Just sprouted, newly emerged. A common collocation emphasizing the recentness of the appearance.

  • Nhà vô địch mới nhú. (A newly emerged champion.)

Variants and Related Words

• nhu nhú (reduplicative form, adjective/verb): To begin to show just a little bit; in the very initial, barely visible stage of appearing. It softens the meaning of nhú, indicating something is just starting to emerge and is still very small or subtle.
  • Măng tre mới nhu nhú. (The bamboo shoots have just begun to show the tiniest bit.)

Synonyms

• Mọc lên: To grow up (often used for plants).
• Đâm chồi: To bud, to sprout (specifically for plants putting out buds).
• Ló ra: To show up, to appear (often suddenly or from hiding).
• Thò ra: To stick out, to protrude (can imply a more deliberate or physical act).

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

• Nhú lên: As mentioned in "Advanced Usage," this is the primary phrasal verb form, meaning to sprout/emerge.
  • Hy vọng mới đang nhú lên. (New hope is sprouting.)

Related Idioms

Note: Nhú itself is not commonly used in fixed idioms. Its meaning is typically expressed in literal or descriptive phrases about growth and emergence.

1. Begin to show, sprout
   • Mầm cây mới nhú
     The tree's buds just begin to show
   • nhu nhú (láy, ý mới bắt đầu)
     To begin to show a little
   • Măng mới nhu nhú
     The bamboo shoots just begin to show a little