tít

Definition

Noun:
- Title, Headline: The main heading or title of a newspaper article, book chapter, or other written work, typically printed in large, prominent type.
Adjective:
- (Of eyes) Tightly closed: Describes eyes that are shut or squinted nearly completely shut.
Adverb:
- Very far away: To a great distance, so far that details become unclear or blurred to the eye.
- Very fast (spinning/rotating): With rapid circular motion, so fast that the object's form becomes a blur.
- Very tightly (curled/tangled): In a state of being extremely curled, twisted, or knotted.

Usage Examples

Noun:
- Tờ báo có tít rất giật gân. (The newspaper has a very sensational headline.)
- Anh ấy chỉ đọc tít bài báo. (He only read the article's title.)
Adjective:
- Đứa trẻ cười tít mắt. (The child laughed with its eyes tightly shut.)
Adverb:
- Con diều bay tít trên cao. (The kite flew very far up high.)
- Cánh quạt quay tít. (The fan blade spins very fast.)
- Sợi dây bị rối tít lại. (The string got tangled very tightly.)

Advanced Usage

"tít mắt": An adverbial phrase meaning "with eyes tightly shut," often used to describe smiling or laughing happily.
- Bà cụ cười tít mắt khi nhìn thấy cháu. (The old woman smiled with her eyes tightly shut when she saw her grandchild.)
"tít tắp" / "tít tận": Adverbial phrases emphasizing extreme distance ("far, far away" or "way out at...").
- Cánh đồng trải dài tít tắp. (The field stretches far into the distance.)
- Họ sống tít tận trên núi. (They live way out in the mountains.)

Variants and Related Words

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Related Idioms

Cười tít mắt: To smile from ear to ear (lit. to smile until the eyes are shut).
- Nhận được quà, nó cười tít mắt. (Upon receiving the gift, he smiled from ear to ear.)
Quay tít: To spin very rapidly.
- Chiếc chong chóng quay tít trong gió. (The pinwheel spun rapidly in the wind.)

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