quẳng
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Definition
- Verb:
- To throw away, to discard: To get rid of something by throwing it, often with a sense of carelessness or finality. It implies disposing of something unwanted.
- To toss, to fling: To throw something with a quick, often careless motion.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Anh ấy quẳng giấy loại vào sọt rác. (He threw the scrap paper into the trash bin.)
- Đừng quẳng vỏ chai trên đường. (Don't toss bottle caps on the street.)
- Cô ấy quẳng gói quà cho tôi. (She tossed the gift package to me.)
Advanced Usage
- "quẳng đi": to throw it away, to cast aside (often used figuratively for worries or burdens).
- Hãy quẳng đi mọi lo lắng. (Just cast aside all your worries.)
Variants and Related Words
- Ném (v): to throw (can be more neutral or aimed).
- Vứt (v): to discard, to throw away (similar to "quẳng" but can be less forceful).
- Liệng (v): to hurl, to fling (similar forceful action).
Synonyms
- Discard: to get rid of something no longer useful.
- Toss: to throw lightly or casually.
- Fling: to throw with force or lack of care.
- Cast aside: to reject or discard.
Related Idioms
- Quẳng gánh lo đi mà vui sống: A common saying meaning "Cast your worries away and live happily."
- Cuộc sống ngắn ngủi, hãy quẳng gánh lo đi mà vui sống. (Life is short, cast your worries away and live happily.)