xối
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Definition
- 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.)