nhằm nhè

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Definition

1. Verb (dialectal, informal):
   • To succeed in doing something after persistent effort; to manage to achieve a goal, often a small or specific one. This word emphasizes the completion of an action that required some trying or aiming.
   • To make it; to hit the mark. It can imply finally getting something right or attaining a target after previous attempts.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Mãi mới nhằm nhè được một chỗ đỗ xe. (It took forever to finally snag a parking spot.)
  • Nó nhằm nhè đánh rơi quả bóng vào rổ. (He managed to sink the ball into the basket.)
  • Cố gắng mãi, tôi mới nhằm nhè viết xong báo cáo. (After much effort, I finally succeeded in finishing the report.)

Advanced Usage

• The word is often used in casual, colloquial speech and carries a nuance of relief or slight difficulty overcome. It is not typically used for major, formal achievements.

Variants and Related Words

• Nhằm (v): to aim at, to intend. This is the standard, more common root verb.
  • Tôi nhằm mục tiêu mà bắn. (I aim at the target and shoot.)

Synonyms

• Manage to: to succeed in doing something, especially with difficulty.
• Pull off: to succeed in achieving or winning something.
• Hit upon: to find or achieve something by chance or effort.

Related Idioms

• While "nhằm nhè" itself is idiomatic, it is sometimes used in phrases expressing persistent effort:
  • Nhằm nhè mãi mới được: Took forever to finally get it.

    • Nhằm nhè mãi mới được việc. (Kept at it forever before finally getting the job done.)

Học thuật

1. (địa phương) Succeed, make it