vút

Một mũi tên bay vút lên bầu trời.

Definition

1. Verb:

   • To whip; to lash: To strike or move with a sharp, swift motion, often producing a whistling or cracking sound, like a whip.
   • To streak; to zip; to dart: To move very quickly and directly in a line, like an arrow or a streak.
   • (Dialectal) To rinse; to wash out: To remove dirt or impurities by washing or rinsing, especially with a swift motion.

2. Adjective/Adverb:

   • Soaring; piercingly high: Describing something extending to a great height, often into the sky.
   • Whistling; swishing: Describing a sharp, high-pitched sound made by something moving very fast through the air.

Usage Examples

• Verb:

  • Cái roi vút trong không khí. (The whip whistled through the air.)
  • Chiếc xe máy vút qua trước mặt tôi. (The motorbike zipped past in front of me.)
  • Cô ấy vút sạch vết bẩn trên áo. (She rinsed out the stain on the shirt.)

• Adjective/Adverb:

  • Cánh diều bay cao vút. (The kite flies piercingly high.)
  • Nghe tiếng gió thổi vút qua khe cửa. (Hear the wind whistling through the door crack.)

Advanced Usage

• "vun vút": An emphatic reduplication meaning "very rapidly" or "streaking by at great speed."
  • Những chiếc ô tô chạy vun vút trên đường cao tốc. (Cars streak by very rapidly on the highway.)

Variants and Related Words

• Vút bay (v): To fly away swiftly; to soar.
  • Chim ưng vút bay lên trời. (The eagle soared swiftly into the sky.)

Synonyms

• Whip: To strike or move like a lash.
• Streak: To move very swiftly in a line.
• Soar: To fly or rise high.
• Rinse: To wash lightly.

Related Idioms

• Cao vút: (Describing height) Very tall; towering; soaring.

  • Ngọn tháp cao vút. (The tower is soaringly tall.)

• Nhanh như vút: As fast as a streak; very quick.

  • Cậu bé chạy nhanh như vút. (The boy ran as fast as a streak.)