Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Hurried, hasty, rushed: Describes a state of acting with excessive speed and urgency, often in a somewhat frantic or disorganized manner, typically due to a lack of time.
   • Breathless, flustered: Conveys a sense of being out of breath or in a state of agitation because of rushing.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Anh ấy bước vào phòng với vẻ mặt tất tưởi. (He entered the room with a hurried and flustered expression.)
  • Mọi người đang chuẩn bị tất tưởi cho chuyến đi. (Everyone is preparing in a rushed manner for the trip.)
  • Cô ấy trả lời một cách tất tưởi rồi chạy đi. (She answered in a breathless rush and then ran off.)

Advanced Usage

• The word is often used in its reduplicated form "tất ta tất tưởi" to intensify the meaning, emphasizing a state of extreme haste and frantic activity.
  • Cả nhà tất ta tất tưởi dọn đồ sơ tán trước bão. (The whole family frantically and hurriedly packed their belongings to evacuate before the storm.)

Variants and Related Words

• Tất tả (adj): This is a direct synonym, also meaning hurried and hasty. "Tất tưởi" is often explained as having the same meaning as "tất tả."
  • Họ rời khỏi nhà một cách tất tả. (They left the house in a great hurry.)

Synonyms

• Hurried: Done in a hurry.
• Hasty: Done with excessive speed or urgency.
• Frantic: Desperate or wild with excitement, passion, fear, or pain.
• Breathless: Gasping for breath, typically due to exertion.

Related Idioms

• While not a standalone idiom, the word is a key component in the expressive phrase "tất ta tất tưởi," which functions as an intensified adverbial phrase describing chaotic, rushed action.