xổm

Một người đàn ông ngồi xổm trong vườn để nhổ cỏ.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To squat: To lower the body into a crouching position with the knees bent and the heels close to or touching the buttocks, often while balancing on the balls of the feet.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Các bác nông dân thường xổm để nhổ cỏ. (Farmers often squat to pull weeds.)
  • Đứa trẻ xổm xuống xem tổ kiến. (The child squatted down to look at the anthill.)
  • Tôi mệt quá, phải xổm một lúc cho đỡ mỏi chân. (I was so tired, I had to squat for a while to relieve my leg fatigue.)

Advanced Usage

• The verb "xổm" specifically describes the physical posture of squatting. It is not typically used for the exercise "squat" (which is "squat" as a loanword or "bài tập ngồi xổm").

Variants and Related Words

• Ngồi xổm (v): This is the most common and complete phrase, meaning "to sit in a squatting position." It emphasizes the sustained state of being squatted.
  • Anh ấy ngồi xổm chờ xe buýt. (He squatted down waiting for the bus.)

Synonyms

• Squat: To crouch or sit with the knees bent and the weight on the feet.
• Crouch: To bend the knees and lower the body into a more compact position.

Related Idioms

• While there are no direct idioms with "xổm" alone, the posture is culturally referenced.
• Làm việc ngồi xổm: to work in a squatting position (describing common postures in farming, market vending, etc.).