tốc
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Definition
- Verb:
- To flip/turn up, to blow/lift off: To cause something that is covering or lying flat to be turned upward or completely removed, often suddenly and forcefully.
- To rush/race (somewhere): (Colloquial) To go or run somewhere very quickly, usually in response to urgent news or an emergency.
Usage Examples
- Verb (to flip up, blow off):
- Cơn bão tốc hết mái nhà. (The storm blew off all the roofs.)
- Cậu bé tốc chăn ra và ngồi dậy. (The boy flipped the blanket up and sat up.)
- Verb (to rush):
- Nghe tin con ốm, anh ấy tốc ngay về nhà. (Hearing his child was sick, he immediately rushed home.)
- Xe cứu thương tốc đến hiện trường vụ tai nạn. (The ambulance raced to the accident scene.)
Advanced Usage
- "tốc váy": To lift up one's skirt (e.g., to avoid getting it wet or dirty).
- Cô ấy tốc váy lên khi băng qua con suối. (She lifted her skirt up while crossing the stream.)
- "tốc thẳng": To head straight/rush directly (to a destination).
- Nhận được điện thoại, anh ấy tốc thẳng đến bệnh viện. (Upon receiving the call, he headed straight to the hospital.)
Variants and Related Words
- Tăng tốc (verb phrase): To accelerate, to speed up. This is a common compound where "tốc" is an abbreviation of "tốc độ" (speed).
- Chiếc xe tăng tốc để vượt lên. (The car accelerated to overtake.)
- Tốc độ (noun): Speed, velocity. This is the full noun form.
- Anh ấy lái xe với tốc độ cao. (He drives at a high speed.)
Synonyms
- Lật (verb): To flip, to turn over.
- Phóng (verb): To dash, to sprint.
- Vội vã (adjective/adverb): In a hurry, hastily.
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)
- Tốc về: To rush back (home/to a base).
- Sau giờ làm, anh ấy tốc về nhà với gia đình. (After work, he rushes back home to his family.)
- Tốc đến: To rush to (arrive at a place).
- Cảnh sát tốc đến nơi xảy ra vụ ẩu đả. (The police rushed to the scene of the fight.)
Related Idioms
- Chạy tốc hành: To run at full speed. This phrase emphasizes great haste.
- Để kịp chuyến tàu, anh ta phải chạy tốc hành. (To catch the train, he had to run at full speed.)