truy lùng
Definition
- Verb:
- To hunt down / to pursue: To actively and systematically search for someone or something, typically with the intent to capture, apprehend, or eliminate. Often used in contexts involving law enforcement, military operations, or intense searches for criminals or targets.
- To track down: To follow clues or evidence in order to find someone or something that is hiding or difficult to locate.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Cảnh sát đang truy lùng tên tội phạm nguy hiểm. (The police are hunting down the dangerous criminal.)
- Quân đội được lệnh truy lùng những kẻ đào ngũ. (The army was ordered to pursue the deserters.)
- Họ quyết tâm truy lùng sự thật. (They are determined to track down the truth.)
Advanced Usage
- The verb often implies a persistent, thorough, and sometimes urgent search conducted by an authority or organized group.
- It can be used in both literal contexts (e.g., hunting a person) and figurative contexts (e.g., hunting for information, truth).
Variants and Related Words
- Truy nã (v): To be wanted, to have a warrant issued for one's arrest. This is a more specific legal term.
- Hắn là đối tượng bị truy nã toàn quốc. (He is a fugitive wanted nationwide.)
Synonyms
- Hunt down: To search for someone to catch or kill them.
- Pursue: To follow someone or something in order to catch them.
- Track down: To find someone or something after a thorough search.
Related Idioms
- While "truy lùng" itself is not typically part of a fixed idiom, its meaning is central to phrases describing intense manhunts or searches, such as (the manhunt, the pursuit).