quật
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Definition
- 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
- to dip up, to disinter
- quật mồto dig up a grave