tỏa chiết
Definition
- Verb:
- To break off; to snap off: To physically bend something until it fractures, preventing its natural continuation.
- To stifle; to suppress; to crush: To stop the development, growth, or expression of something (e.g., a feeling, movement, or idea) by applying force or opposition.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Gió mạnh tỏa chiết cành cây. (The strong wind snapped off the tree branch.)
- Chính sách đó nhằm tỏa chiết tinh thần phản kháng. (That policy aims to crush the spirit of resistance.)
- Đừng để thất bại tỏa chiết ý chí của bạn. (Don't let failure stifle your will.)
Advanced Usage
- This is a literary and somewhat formal verb, often used in contexts discussing abstract concepts like will, spirit, or movement rather than just physical objects.
- It carries a connotation of decisive and forceful termination.
Variants and Related Words
- Bẻ gãy (v): to break off with hands; a more common synonym for the physical action.
- Đàn áp (v): to oppress, to repress; often used for suppressing groups or uprisings.
- Dập tắt (v): to extinguish (like a flame); used metaphorically for hopes or feelings.
Synonyms
- Break: to cause to separate into pieces.
- Suppress: to put an end to the activities of a person or group.
- Crush: to defeat or subdue completely.
- Stifle: to restrain or stop oneself or someone from acting or expressing.
Related Idioms
- Tỏa chiết ý chí: to break someone's will.
- Những khó khăn không thể tỏa chiết ý chí của dân tộc đó. (The difficulties could not break the will of that people.)