Definition

1. Verb:
   • To shake violently; to quake: Refers to a powerful physical shaking or trembling, often causing structures to move or vibrate.
   • To shake up; to rock; to have a strong impact on: Describes causing a significant disturbance or profound effect on a system, belief, opinion, or emotional state.

Usage Examples

• Verb (Physical Shaking):
  • Động đất làm rung chuyển nhà cửa. (The earthquake violently shook the houses.)
  • Tiếng nổ lớn khiến cả tòa nhà rung chuyển. (The loud explosion caused the entire building to quake.)
• Verb (Figurative Impact):
  • Vụ bê bối làm rung chuyển dư luận. (The scandal rocked public opinion.)
  • Tin tức đó rung chuyển niềm tin của mọi người. (That news shook everyone's faith.)

Advanced Usage

• "làm rung chuyển": to cause to shake violently; to shake the foundations of.
  • Phát minh này có thể làm rung chuyển ngành công nghiệp. (This invention could shake the industry to its core.)

Variants and Related Words

• Rung (v): to shake, to vibrate (a less intense or more general action).
  • Cây rung lá. (The tree shook its leaves.)
• Chuyển (v): to move, to change position. When combined with "rung," it intensifies the meaning to a violent or foundational movement.

Synonyms

• Shake violently: to cause to move back and forth with great force.
• Quake: to shake or tremble, typically from an impact or explosion.
• Rock: to cause to sway violently; to disturb or stun profoundly.
• Convulse: to shake violently (often used for the earth or large structures).

Related Idioms

• Làm rung chuyển tận gốc rễ: to shake to the very foundations.
  • Sự thật được tiết lộ đã làm rung chuyển tận gốc rễ tổ chức. (The revealed truth shook the organization to its very foundations.)

1. Shake violently, quake
   • Động đất làm rung chuyển nhà cửa
     An earthquake shook violently houses and buildings
2. Make a strong impact on
   • Làm rung chuyển dư luận
     To make a strong impact on public opinion