Definition

1. Verb:
   • To collapse; to drop down: "quị" describes the action of falling down suddenly, typically due to exhaustion, weakness, or being struck. It implies a loss of strength or stability.
   • To be exhausted; to be worn out: In a figurative sense, "quị" can mean to be completely drained of energy or to succumb to hardship.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Anh ấy bị đánh quị. (He collapsed from a blow.)
  • Vì mệt quá, cô ấy quị xuống giữa đường. (Because she was so tired, she dropped down in the middle of the road.)
  • Sau nhiều năm vất vả, sức khỏe ông ấy đã quị. (After many hard years, his health gave out.)

Advanced Usage

• "bị đánh quị": to be knocked down; to collapse from being hit.
  • Đối thủ bị đánh quị chỉ sau một cú đấm. (The opponent was knocked down after just one punch.)
• "quị xuống": to drop down; to slump down.
  • Nghe tin dữ, bà cụ quị xuống. (Upon hearing the bad news, the old woman slumped down.)
• "quị vì kiệt sức": to collapse from exhaustion.
  • Vận động viên quị vì kiệt sức trước vạch đích. (The athlete collapsed from exhaustion before the finish line.)

Variants and Related Words

• Khuỵu (xuống) (verb): to buckle; to give way (often used for legs or knees). This is a close synonym.
  • Chân anh ấy khuỵu xuống vì đau. (His leg buckled from the pain.)
• Đổ gục (verb): to fall down; to topple over. This emphasizes a complete fall.
  • Cây cột đổ gục vì gió mạnh. (The pillar toppled over due to strong wind.)
• Kiệt sức (adjective/adverbial phrase): exhausted; worn out. This describes the state that leads to "quị".
  • Anh ấy làm việc đến kiệt sức. (He worked until he was exhausted.)

Synonyms

• Ngã quỵ (verb): to fall down in a collapsed state. This is a near-identical compound.
• Gục xuống (verb): to slump down; to drop one's head (often from emotion or fatigue).
• Sụp đổ (verb): to collapse; to crumble (used for structures or figuratively for systems, spirits).

Related Phrases

• Quị lòng (idiomatic): to be disheartened; to have one's spirit broken (figurative use).
  • Sau thất bại, anh ấy gần như quị lòng. (After the failure, he was almost disheartened.)

Notes on Usage

• "Quị" often conveys a sense of suddenness and helplessness in the collapse.
• It is commonly used in both physical contexts (e.g., being hit, extreme fatigue) and metaphorical contexts (e.g., health, spirit giving way).
• The word carries a slightly informal tone and is frequently used in spoken Vietnamese and narrative descriptions.

verb

1. to collapse; to drop down
   • bị đánh quị
     to collapse under a blow