Definition

Verb phrase: - To grasp the meaning / to understand the sense: To suddenly comprehend or figure out the meaning of something, such as a word, phrase, or concept, after a period of not understanding it. It implies a moment of clarity or breakthrough in understanding.

Usage Examples

• Verb phrase:
  • Đọc đi đọc lại, cuối cùng tôi cũng vỡ nghĩa của câu thành ngữ đó. (Reading it over and over, I finally grasped the meaning of that proverb.)
  • Nhờ thầy giảng giải, học sinh đã vỡ nghĩa bài thơ khó. (Thanks to the teacher's explanation, the students understood the meaning of the difficult poem.)
  • Anh ấy ngồi suy nghĩ mãi mới vỡ nghĩa lời nói ẩn ý của cô. (He thought about it for a long time before he figured out the implied meaning of her words.)

Advanced Usage

• The phrase often describes an intellectual or interpretive breakthrough, typically related to language, text, or abstract ideas. It is not used for understanding simple, concrete instructions.

Variants and Related Words

• Hiểu ra (v): to understand, to realize.
  • Tôi đã hiểu ra vấn đề. (I have understood the problem.)
• Thông suốt (adj): to be clear, to comprehend thoroughly.
  • Sau buổi học, mọi thứ trở nên thông suốt. (After the lesson, everything became clear.)

Synonyms

• To figure out: To solve or understand something.
• To comprehend: To grasp mentally.
• To decipher: To succeed in understanding something confusing or obscure.

Related Idioms

• Vỡ lòng: Refers to beginner-level learning, often for children (e.g., ).
  • Đây là sách tiếng Anh cho trẻ em mới vỡ lòng. (This is an English book for absolute beginners.)
• Vỡ òa: To burst forth (with emotion), often joy or relief.
  • Cảm xúc của cô ấy vỡ òa khi nhận tin. (Her emotions burst forth when she received the news.)