xạp

Một người đàn ông cúi xạp xuống để nhặt một đồng xu.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Very low: Describes something with minimal height or vertical distance from the ground. It often implies being lower than usual or expected.
   • Deeply bent over: Describes a posture where the upper body is inclined forward and downward to an extreme degree.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Cái bàn này trông thấp xạp. (This table looks very low.)
  • Ông lão cúi xạp xuống để nhặt đồng xu. (The old man bent over very low to pick up the coin.)

Advanced Usage

• The word "xạp" is considered rare in modern Vietnamese and is most commonly encountered in its reduplicated form "xàm xạp", which intensifies the meaning.
  • Cánh đồng sau trận lụt nằm xàm xạp. (The field after the flood lay utterly low/flat.)

Variants and Related Words

• Xàm xạp (adj): An intensified reduplicated form meaning "very low indeed" or "completely flattened."
  • Những cây lúa đổ xàm xạp. (The rice plants lay completely flattened.)

Synonyms

• Thấp lè tè: very low, squat.
• Cúi sâu: to bend down deeply.

Notes on Usage

• "Xạp" is primarily used in descriptive contexts related to physical height or posture. Its usage is limited and literary. The more common and expressive term is the reduplicated form "xàm xạp".