Definition

1. Verb:
   • To remind; to mention: To bring something back to someone's attention or memory, often to ensure they remember or act upon it.
   • To lift; to raise: To move something upwards by applying force from below, often to pick it up or relocate it.

Usage Examples

• Verb (to remind/mention):
  • Mẹ nhắc tôi về cuộc hẹn. (My mother reminded me of the appointment.)
  • Anh ấy nhắc đến chuyến đi năm ngoái. (He mentioned last year's trip.)
• Verb (to lift/raise):
  • Xin nhắc chiếc ghế sang một bên. (Please lift the chair to one side.)
  • Giá cả có nhắc lên một chút. (Prices have risen a little.)

Advanced Usage

• "cân nhắc": to weigh, to consider carefully.
  • Tôi cần thời gian để cân nhắc lời đề nghị. (I need time to consider the offer carefully.)
• "nhắc nhở": to remind, to admonish (often with a tone of warning or advice).
  • Giáo viên nhắc nhở học sinh về kỳ thi. (The teacher reminded the students about the exam.)

Variants and Related Words

• Nhấc (v): A common variant, especially in spoken language, meaning to lift or pick up.
  • Nhấc máy lên và trả lời. (Pick up the phone and answer.)
• Nhắc khéo (v): to hint, to remind subtly.
  • Cô ấy nhắc khéo anh ta về món nợ. (She subtly reminded him of the debt.)

Synonyms

• Remind: to cause someone to remember.
• Mention: to refer to something briefly.
• Lift: to raise to a higher position.

Related Idioms

• "Nhắc tới, tới liền" / "Nhắc ai, ai đến": Equivalent to "speak of the devil." Used when a person appears just as they are being talked about.
  • Chúng tôi đang nói về Lan, và nhắc tới, tới liền! (We were talking about Lan, and speak of the devil, here she is!)
• "Cứng nhắc": rigid, inflexible (in attitude or rules).
  • Quy định đó quá cứng nhắc. (That regulation is too rigid.)

1. to talk of the devil
   • nhắc

verb

1. to lift; to raise; to displace
   • cân nhắc
     to weigh

verb

1. to recall; to remind
   • nhắc ai đến nhiệm vụ của mình
     to recall someone to his duty