Definition

1. Verb:
   • To hit (a target): To successfully strike or make contact with an intended object or goal.
   • To be correct/accurate: To guess, say, or identify something precisely and accurately.
   • To win; to gain (a prize): To be selected as a winner, especially in a lottery, draw, or election.
   • To be affected by; to suffer from: To experience something negative, such as an illness, a trap, or a harmful influence.

Usage Examples

• To hit:
  • Anh ấy bắn trúng hồng tâm. (He hit the bullseye.)
  • Quả bóng trúng vào cửa sổ. (The ball hit the window.)
• To be correct:
  • Tôi đoán trúng kết quả. (I guessed the result correctly.)
  • Anh ấy nói trúng vấn đề. (He identified the core issue accurately.)
• To win:
  • Chị ấy trúng số độc đắc. (She won the jackpot.)
  • Ứng viên đó đã trúng cử. (That candidate was elected.)
• To be affected by:
  • Ông ấy bị trúng gió. (He suffered from a wind stroke [a folk illness].)
  • Xe tăng trúng mìn. (The tank hit a mine.)

Advanced Usage

• "trúng tủ": Literally "to hit the cabinet," meaning to have studied exactly the material that appears on an exam.
  • Hôm nay thi tôi trúng tủ! (I got lucky on the exam today—the questions were exactly what I studied!)
• "trúng mánh": To have a successful business deal or venture; to hit it big.
  • Lô hàng này trúng mánh, bán hết sạch. (This batch of goods was a hit; it sold out completely.)

Variants and Related Words

• Trúng phải (v): A common compound emphasizing the accidental or negative aspect of "trúng," meaning to be hit by, to suffer from, or to fall into.
  • Nó trúng phải đòn của đối thủ. (He was hit by the opponent's strike.)
• Trúng độc (v): To be poisoned.
  • Người bệnh nghi ngờ trúng độc. (The patient is suspected of being poisoned.)

Synonyms

• Hit, strike (for a physical target).
• Guess right, be accurate.
• Win, be elected.
• Be stricken with, fall victim to.

Related Idioms

• Trúng tim đen: Literally "to hit the black heart," meaning to say something that hits a person's most sensitive or vulnerable spot; to touch a nerve.
  • Lời phê bình của cô ấy trúng tim đen tôi. (Her criticism hit me right where it hurts.)
• Trúng kế: To fall for a trick or a scheme.
  • Đối thủ đã trúng kế của chúng ta. (The opponent fell for our trick.)

verb

1. to hit; to catch to win, to gain