nín bặt

Thân thiện

Một em bé đang khóc bỗng nín bặt khi nhìn thấy món đồ chơi.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To stop crying abruptly and completely: "nín bặt" describes the action of ceasing to cry suddenly and falling completely silent, often after a period of weeping or sobbing. It implies an immediate and total halt.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Nghe tiếng mẹ gọi, đứa bé nín bặt. (Hearing her mother's call, the child stopped crying abruptly.)
  • Sau cơn khóc lóc, cuối cùng nó cũng nín bặt. (After the crying fit, it finally stopped crying completely.)

Advanced Usage

• "nín bặt" in figurative contexts: While primarily used for crying, it can sometimes be applied to other sounds ceasing suddenly in a poetic or descriptive sense.
  • Tiếng cười đùa nín bặt khi cô giáo bước vào. (The sound of laughter stopped dead when the teacher walked in.)

Variants and Related Words

• Nín (verb): to stop crying, to hold back tears. This is the root verb, while "nín bặt" intensifies it.
  • Đứa trẻ nín khóc. (The child stopped crying.)
• Bặt (verb/adjective): to cease, to become silent or absent. Often used in literary contexts.
  • Tin tức bặt vô âm tín. (The news fell completely silent.)

Synonyms

• Ngừng khóc: to stop crying (more neutral).
• Thôi khóc: to cease crying (common in speech).
• Im bặt: to fall silent (can be used for any sound, not just crying).

Related Phrases

• Nín thinh: to keep silent, to say nothing.
  • Nó chỉ ngồi đó và nín thinh. (He just sat there and kept silent.)
• Lặng thinh: to become silent, to fall quiet.
  • Cả phòng lặng thinh. (The whole room fell silent.)

Related Idioms

• Cười nín bặt: This phrase can be used to describe laughter that stops suddenly due to shock or surprise.
  • Nghe tin đó, mọi người cười nín bặt. (Hearing that news, everyone's laughter stopped dead.)

Học thuật

1. Stop short crying