nẩy

Thân thiện

Quả bóng cao su màu đỏ nẩy lên trên mặt sân gỗ.

Definition

1. Intransitive Verb:
   • To bounce, to rebound: To spring back or move suddenly upward after hitting a surface.
   • To startle, to jerk: To make a sudden, involuntary movement due to surprise or fear.

Usage Examples

• Intransitive Verb:
  • Quả bóng cao su nẩy rất cao. (The rubber ball bounces very high.)
  • Nghe tiếng động lớn, anh ấy giật nẩy người. (Hearing the loud noise, he startled/jerked.)
  • Chiếc xe chạy trên đường xấu làm hành khách nẩy lên. (The car driving on the bad road made the passengers bounce/jolt up.)

Advanced Usage

• "Nẩy lên": To bounce up; often used to emphasize the upward motion.
  • Hạt đậu nẩy lên khỏi mặt đất. (The bean bounced up off the ground.)
• "Giật nẩy mình" / "Gật nẩy mình": To startle, to jump in surprise. "Gật nẩy" is a variant form.
  • Cô ấy giật nẩy mình khi điện thoại reo. (She startled when the phone rang.)

Variants and Related Words

• Nảy (Intransitive Verb): A common alternate spelling with the same meaning (to bounce, to startle).
  • Quả bóng nảy trên sàn. (The ball bounced on the floor.)
• Nảy sinh (Verb): To arise, to emerge (often for abstract things like ideas, problems). This is a compound word and its meaning is distinct from the core word "nẩy".
  • Một vấn đề mới nảy sinh. (A new problem arose.)
• Nảy mầm (Verb): To germinate, to sprout. This is a compound word.
  • Hạt giống đã nảy mầm. (The seed has germinated.)

Synonyms

• Bật lên: To spring up, to pop up.
• Giật mình: To be startled, to be frightened.
• Nớt (regional/colloquial): To bounce.

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

• Nẩy người: To jerk one's body (in surprise or due to impact).
  • Anh ta nẩy người khi bị đánh thức. (He jerked his body when he was woken up.)

Học thuật

1. Bounce
   • Tung quả bóng lên cho rơi xuống rồi nẩy lên
     To throw a ball into the air so that it will come down and bounce up again
   • Gật nẩy mình
     To startle