nắm
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Definition
Verb:
- To hold; to grasp: To enclose something within one's hand, with the fingers curled inward.
- To seize; to take hold of: To grab or capture something, often an abstract concept like power or an opportunity.
- To understand; to master: To possess knowledge or control over a subject or situation.
- To form into a compact mass: To squeeze or press something, like rice, into a small, tight ball.
Noun:
- A handful; a fistful: The quantity of a loose material that can be held in one closed hand.
- A small, compacted mass: A ball or lump formed by squeezing something together.
- A fist: The shape of a hand when the fingers are tightly curled into the palm.
Usage Examples
Verb:
- Cô ấy nắm chặt tay tôi. (She held my hand tightly.)
- Anh ta nắm lấy cơ hội duy nhất. (He seized the only opportunity.)
- Bạn phải nắm vững các nguyên tắc cơ bản. (You must master the basic principles.)
- Mẹ tôi nắm cơm cho bữa trưa. (My mother formed rice balls for lunch.)
Noun:
- Cô ấy rắc một nắm muối vào nồi. (She sprinkled a handful of salt into the pot.)
- Đứa trẻ ăn một nắm cơm. (The child ate a ball of rice.)
- Anh ấy giơ nắm đấm lên. (He raised his fist.)
Advanced Usage
"nắm quyền": to hold power, to be in power.
- Chính đảng đó đã nắm quyền trong nhiều năm. (That political party has held power for many years.)
"nắm tình hình": to grasp/understand the situation.
- Trước khi hành động, chúng tôi cần nắm tình hình. (Before acting, we need to understand the situation.)
Variants and Related Words
Nắm bắt (v): to grasp, to apprehend (often used for ideas or trends).
- Công ty cần nắm bắt xu hướng thị trường. (The company needs to grasp market trends.)
Nắm giữ (v): to hold, to possess (often for positions or assets).
- Ông ấy nắm giữ vị trí giám đốc. (He holds the position of director.)
Synonyms
- Verb: Hold, grasp, clutch, seize, comprehend, control.
- Noun: Handful, fist, clump.
Related Idioms
Nắm đằng chuôi: To have a firm/secure hold on something; to be in a position of advantage.
- Trong vụ thương lượng, họ đã nắm đằng chuôi. (In the negotiation, they had the upper hand.)
Chỉ còn da bọc xương / nắm xương: To be skin and bones; to be extremely thin.
- Sau trận ốm, bà ấy chỉ còn da bọc xương. (After the illness, she was just skin and bones.)
Vơ đũa cả nắm: To generalize or judge everyone as the same; to tar everyone with the same brush.
- Anh không nên vơ đũa cả nắm như vậy. (You shouldn't generalize like that.)
verb
- to hold; to grasp; to seize
- nắm lấy cơ hộito grasp the opportunity. handful;wisp; fistful
- một nắm gạoa handful of rice