thu thú

Một gia đình đang thu thú trong vườn thú.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To hunt: The primary meaning of "thu thú" is the act of pursuing, capturing, or killing wild animals, typically for food, sport, or population control.
   • To take game: This refers specifically to the activity of hunting wild animals as a source of game.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Người dân trong làng vào rừng để thu thú. (The villagers go into the forest to hunt.)
  • Luật pháp nghiêm cấm thu thú trái phép. (The law strictly prohibits illegal hunting.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "thu thú" is a formal or literary compound verb. In modern, everyday speech, the single verb "săn" is more commonly used for "to hunt."

Variants and Related Words

• Săn bắn (v): to hunt (with an emphasis on shooting game).

  • Hoạt động săn bắn đang bị hạn chế. (Hunting activity is being restricted.)

• Thợ săn (n): hunter.

  • Người thợ săn rất hiểu biết về rừng. (The hunter has great knowledge of the forest.)

Synonyms

• Hunt: to chase and kill wild animals.
• Poach: to hunt illegally (this is a specific, often negative synonym).

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