Definition

1. Verb:
   • To strike or flail down forcefully: To hit or beat something down onto the ground or a surface with a strong, swinging motion, often using an object like a stick or whip.
   • To knock down, to fell: To use force to make something that is standing upright fall over.
   • To dig up, to disinter: To excavate or unearth something from underground.

Usage Examples

• Verb (to strike/flail):

  • Anh ta tức giận, quật cây gậy xuống đất. (He was angry and flailed the stick against the ground.)
  • Cơn bão quật đổ hàng loạt cây cối. (The storm knocked down rows of trees.)

• Verb (to dig up):

  • Người ta quật mồ lên để điều tra. (They dug up the grave to investigate.)
  • Con lợn rừng dùng mõm quật gốc cây lên tìm củ. (The wild boar used its snout to dig up the tree roots to find tubers.)

Advanced Usage

• "quật ngã": to wrestle/tackle/throw someone to the ground (often in sports or fighting).

  • Võ sĩ sumo đã quật ngã đối thủ chỉ trong một chiêu. (The sumo wrestler threw his opponent to the ground in just one move.)

• "quật lại": to retort sharply, to snap back (figuratively, in an argument).

  • Cô ấy không chịu thua, liền quật lại bằng một câu hỏi khó. (Not willing to lose, she immediately snapped back with a difficult question.)

Variants and Related Words

• Quất (verb): A variant with a similar meaning of "to whip" or "to lash". Often used interchangeably in some contexts, especially for striking.

  • Người nài quất roi vào mông ngựa. (The jockey whipped the horse's hindquarters.)

• Quật cường (adjective): Resilient, indomitable (figurative use, meaning strong and unyielding like something that cannot be knocked down).

  • Tinh thần quật cường của dân tộc. (The indomitable spirit of the people.)

Synonyms

• Đánh: to hit, to strike (general term).
• Nện: to pound, to beat (emphasizes repeated action).
• Vụt: to whip, to swat (a swift, cutting strike).
• Đào: to dig (general term for excavation).
• Bới: to dig up, to root out (often with fingers or a tool).

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

• Quật vào: to strike into/against something.

  • Tia sét quật vào ngọn cây. (The lightning bolt struck into the treetop.)

• Quật lên: to dig/hoist something up.

  • Máy xúc quật lên một mảng đất lớn. (The excavator dug up a large chunk of earth.)

Related Idioms

• Quật khởi (less common): To rise up vigorously (often from a difficult situation). Implies a forceful resurgence.

  • Sau thất bại, đội bóng quật khởi và giành chức vô địch. (After the defeat, the team rose up vigorously and won the championship.)

• Nói quật: To speak bluntly/sharp-tongued; to retort abruptly.

  • Tính anh ấy thẳng thắn, hay nói quật lại. (He has a straightforward personality and often speaks bluntly in retort.)

verb

1. to flail against the ground

verb

1. to dip up, to disinter
   • quật mồ
     to dig up a grave