Definition

1. Verb:
   • To jostle; to push and shove: The primary meaning of "xô đẩy" is to push roughly against others, typically in a crowded or chaotic situation where people are moving against each other.
   • To shove; to push: It can describe a single, rough pushing action.
   • To force; to drive; to push (figuratively): In an extended, figurative sense, "xô đẩy" means to compel or drive someone into an unfavorable situation or circumstance.

Usage Examples

• Verb (Physical):
  • Đám đông xô đẩy nhau để vào cửa. (The crowd jostled each other to get through the door.)
  • Đừng xô đẩy trên cầu thang, rất nguy hiểm. (Don't push and shove on the stairs; it's very dangerous.)
• Verb (Figurative):
  • Hoàn cảnh khó khăn đã xô đẩy anh ta phạm tội. (Difficult circumstances drove him to commit a crime.)
  • Cô ấy cảm thấy bị xô đẩy vào một cuộc hôn nhân không mong muốn. (She felt pushed into an unwanted marriage.)

Advanced Usage

• The word often implies a lack of control, chaos, or external pressure, whether physical or metaphorical.
• It is frequently used in its passive form "bị xô đẩy" (to be pushed/forced) to emphasize the subject's victimhood or lack of agency in a situation.

Variants and Related Words

• Xô (v): to push, to shove. Often implies a stronger, more singular action than "xô đẩy".
  • Nó xô ngã cái bàn. (He shoved the table over.)
• Đẩy (v): to push. Can be gentler or more mechanical than "xô".
  • Đẩy cửa vào. (Push the door open.)
• Chen lấn, xô đẩy (phrase): to jostle and elbow one's way; a common phrase describing chaotic crowd movement.

Synonyms

• Jostle: to push roughly against someone in a crowd.
• Shove: to push someone or something forcefully.
• Drive / Force: to compel someone to do something.

Related Idioms

• Xô đẩy số phận: to be at the mercy of fate; to be pushed around by destiny.
  • Anh ấy không có kế hoạch, chỉ biết xô đẩy số phận. (He has no plan, just lets himself be pushed around by fate.)

verb

1. push