tườm tượp
Definition
- Adjective:
- Very numerous; teeming; in great numbers: Describes a large, dense, or overwhelming crowd of people or things gathered in one place.
- In droves; in a throng: Indicates a mass of people moving or assembling together.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Người đi xem hội tườm tượp. (People went to the festival in droves.)
- Khách du lịch đến thăm quan tườm tượp. (Tourists visited the site in great numbers.)
- Cá dưới hồ bơi lội tườm tượp. (Fish in the lake swam about in teeming masses.)
Advanced Usage
- The word "tườm tượp" is primarily used in descriptive, often literary or colloquial, contexts to emphasize an impressive or sometimes overwhelming quantity. It is not typically used in formal technical writing.
Variants and Related Words
- Đông đảo (adj): numerous, crowded. (A more common and standard synonym.)
- Lúc nhúc (adj): swarming, crawling (often used for insects or small animals, implying dense movement).
Synonyms
- Teeming: full of people or things.
- Swarming: moving in a large, dense group.
- In droves: in large numbers.
Related Idioms
- Kéo đến tườm tượp: to flock or pour in great numbers.
- Người hâm mộ kéo đến buổi hòa nhạc tườm tượp. (Fans flocked to the concert in great numbers.)