thở
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Definition
- Verb:
- To breathe, to respire: The fundamental biological process of inhaling air (oxygen) into the lungs and exhaling it (carbon dioxide), essential for life.
- To utter, to voice (colloquial, often negative): To speak or express words, typically used for unpleasant, complaining, or rude statements.
Usage Examples
- Verb (to breathe):
- Con người cần không khí để thở. (Humans need air to breathe.)
- Anh ấy thở một hơi thật sâu để lấy lại bình tĩnh. (He took a very deep breath to calm down.)
- Bệnh nhân vẫn còn thở. (The patient is still breathing.)
- Verb (to utter):
- Anh ta chỉ thở ra toàn những lời phàn nàn. (He only utters complaints.)
Advanced Usage
- "thở dài": to sigh (a long, deep breath often expressing sadness, relief, or tiredness).
- Cô ấy thở dài khi nghe tin đó. (She sighed when she heard the news.)
- "thở phào": to heave a sigh of relief.
- Mọi người thở phào nhẹ nhõm khi kết quả tốt. (Everyone heaved a sigh of relief at the good result.)
Variants and Related Words
- Hô hấp (n): respiration (the formal biological term for the breathing process).
- Hô hấp nhân tạo (artificial respiration).
- Hít thở (v): to inhale and exhale; to breathe.
- Hãy hít thở thật sâu. (Take a deep breath.)
Synonyms
- Breathe: to inhale and exhale air.
- Respire: (formal) to breathe.
- Utter: to say something (for the colloquial meaning).
Related Idioms
- Tắt thở: to stop breathing; to die.
- Nạn nhân đã tắt thở trước khi xe cấp cứu tới. (The victim had stopped breathing before the ambulance arrived.)
- Thở như bò: to breathe heavily like an ox; to pant or gasp for air, usually from exhaustion.
- Sau khi chạy lên cầu thang, anh ấy thở như bò. (After running up the stairs, he was breathing heavily.)
- Để cho ai thở: to let someone breathe; to give someone a break or a moment of rest.
- Công việc nhiều quá, hãy để tôi thở một chút đã. (There's too much work, let me catch my breath for a moment.)