Definition

1. Verb:

   • To pull tight, to pull taut: To exert strong force on a cord, rope, or similar object to make it tense and secure.
   • To exert oneself to the utmost, to strive intensely: To work or act with maximum effort and without letting up.

2. Adjective:

   • Strict, severe, stern: Describing a character, attitude, or rule that is rigorous, inflexible, and demanding.

3. Adverb:

   • Intensely, unrelentingly, to the utmost: Used to modify a verb, indicating an action is done with extreme effort, persistence, or without respite.

Usage Examples

• Verb:

  • Anh phải riết mối dây này lại. (You must pull this rope tight.)
  • Chúng tôi phải làm riết cho xong dự án. (We must strive intensely to finish the project.)

• Adjective:

  • Ông giám đốc có tính cách rất riết. (The director has a very stern disposition.)

• Adverb:

  • Cô ấy học riết để chuẩn bị cho kỳ thi. (She studies intensely to prepare for the exam.)

Advanced Usage

• "bám riết": To cling to relentlessly, to pursue or follow without letting go.
  • Phóng viên bám riết lấy người nổi tiếng. (The reporter clung relentlessly to the celebrity.)

Variants and Related Words

• Riết ráo / Riết róng (adj): Emphatic forms meaning very strict, rigorous, or stringent.
  • Quy định mới rất riết ráo. (The new regulations are very stringent.)

Synonyms

• Verb: Tighten, strain, strive, persevere.
• Adjective: Strict, rigorous, severe, harsh.
• Adverb: Hard, doggedly, unremittingly.

Related Idioms

• Làm riết: To work at something unrelentingly.
  • Cả nhóm làm riết suốt đêm. (The whole group worked unrelentingly through the night.)

1. Pull tight, pull taut
   • Riết mối dây
     To pull tight a string
2. Exert oneself to the utmost, strive one's utmost
   • Làm riết cho xong
     To strive one's utmost to finish the work
3. Strict, severe, stern
   • Tính bà ta riết lắm
     The lady is very strict in disposition