xộc

Một người đàn ông xộc vào cửa hàng để tránh cơn mưa.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To rush in / to barge in: To enter a place suddenly, hastily, and often without permission or consideration.
   • To waft / to gush out: For a smell, air, or feeling to emerge or rise suddenly and strongly.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Nó xộc vào phòng mà không gõ cửa. (He barged into the room without knocking.)
  • Một mùi ẩm mốc xộc lên từ tầng hầm. (A musty smell wafted up from the basement.)

Advanced Usage

• The word often carries a negative connotation of abruptness, rudeness, or unpleasantness.
• It can describe an impulsive physical action or the sudden, forceful emergence of something intangible.

Variants and Related Words

• Xồng xộc (adj/adv): An intensified form, meaning to act in a very hasty, brusque, and impetuous manner.
  • Cậu ấy nói chuyện xồng xộc với khách. (He spoke to the guest in a very brusque manner.)

Synonyms

• Barge in: To enter rudely or abruptly.
• Rush in: To enter quickly.
• Waft: To pass gently through the air (for smells).

Related Idioms

• Xộc xệch (adj): Describes something as sloppy, untidy, or hanging loosely (often for clothing).
  • Quần áo xộc xệch. (Sloppy clothes.)