Definition

1. Verb:
   • To pour down heavily, to drench: "xối" describes the action of causing a large amount of water or liquid to fall or flow forcefully and continuously onto something.
   • To flush, to sluice: "xối" can also mean to direct a strong stream of water to clean or rinse something.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Trời mưa xối xả. (The rain is pouring down heavily.)
  • Anh ấy xối nước lạnh lên người. (He drenched himself with cold water.)
  • Cần xối nước mạnh để rửa sạch bùn. (You need to flush with strong water to clean off the mud.)

Advanced Usage

• "xối xả": (adverb/adjective) describes an action done vigorously, relentlessly, or (of rain) coming down in torrents.

  • Cơn mưa rơi xối xả. (The rain fell in torrents.)
  • Anh ta bị chỉ trích xối xả. (He was criticized relentlessly.)

• "xối vào": to pour/flush onto (a specific target).

  • Đừng xối nước trực tiếp vào ổ điện. (Don't pour water directly into the electrical socket.)

Variants and Related Words

• Xối xả (adj/adv): torrential; relentlessly (as shown above).
• Giội xối (verb phrase): to drench by pouring. This is a near-synonymous compound.
  • Cô ấy giội xối nước lên tóc. (She drenched her hair with water.)

Synonyms

• Dội: to pour, to dash (water). Often used similarly but can imply a single, forceful act.
• Tưới: to water, to sprinkle. Generally gentler and more controlled than "xối".
• Đổ: to pour. A more general term for transferring liquid from a container.

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

• Xối nước: to flush with water.

  • Xối nước cho sạch bồn cầu. (Flush the toilet bowl clean with water.)

• Xối rửa: to wash/rinse by flushing.

  • Xối rửa sân sau cơn bão. (Wash down the yard after the storm.)

Related Idioms

• Mưa như xối nước: (It's) raining cats and dogs; the rain is coming down in sheets. Literally: "rain as if pouring water".
  • Trời tối sầm lại và bắt đầu mưa như xối nước. (The sky darkened and it started to rain cats and dogs.)

verb

1. to pour down